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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000186

Townhill

Townhill is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,836 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
8,836

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,777

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,887.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

29.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

42.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Southcoates East, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,400 residents · 23.7% owned · 45.7% no carCaia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carWalker North, Newcastle upon Tyne6,620 residents · 24.2% owned · 55.1% no carAbbey Hulton, Stoke-on-Trent7,878 residents · 40.0% owned · 35.8% no carOwton Manor, Hartlepool7,673 residents · 39.2% owned · 42.8% no carEly East, Cardiff7,810 residents · 33.4% owned · 41.4% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Penderry, Swansea8,914 residents · 30.0% owned · 35.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Townhill

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Social rented58.5%
2,209 households
Owned29.9%
1,129 households
Private rented10.6%
399 households
Lives rent free0.9%
33 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.5%
1,830 households
Terraced40.1%
1,514 households
Detached5.5%
206 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
200 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household42.9%
1,619 households
1 car or van in household40%
1,511 households
2 cars or vans in household13.2%
497 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.9%
146 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.8%
1,768 households
3 bedrooms43.7%
1,649 households
1 bedroom5.7%
214 households
4 or more bedrooms3.8%
143 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,433 households
One-person household31.7%
1,199 households
Other household types3.8%
145 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.8%
1,199 households
2 people in household31.3%
1,181 households
3 people in household17.9%
675 households
4 people in household12.4%
468 households
5 people in household4.5%
168 households
6 people in household1.6%
60 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
11 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526.2%
2,317 residents
15–2919.7%
1,743 residents
30–4420.5%
1,812 residents
45–6422.1%
1,952 residents
65 and over11.5%
1,015 residents
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.6%
7,650 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
492 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
299 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.4%
215 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
181 residents
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications33.8%
2,163 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.1%
1,225 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
954 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
621 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.6%
230 residents aged 16 and over
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.1%
3,212 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.2%
3,024 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.7%
170 residents aged 16 and over
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed18.3%
1,176 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.6%
1,125 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
631 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.3%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
410 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations2.9%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42%
3,711 residents
Good health30.6%
2,708 residents
Fair health16.2%
1,430 residents
Bad health7.9%
700 residents
Very bad health3.2%
287 residents
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73%
6,454 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27%
2,382 residents
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,249 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension29.4%
1,111 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24.8%
936 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions12.4%
468 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Townhill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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