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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000189

Ty-coch

Ty-coch is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,243 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
8,243

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,851

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,861.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

42.1%

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.

Llanishen, Cardiff9,102 residents · 64.5% owned · 23.4% no carWoolton, Liverpool7,186 residents · 61.1% owned · 30.4% no carCoulby Newham, Middlesbrough8,340 residents · 58.6% owned · 24.0% no carAbergavenny North, Monmouthshire7,641 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.4% no carHeswall, Wirral7,521 residents · 71.9% owned · 17.4% no carPoulton North & Carleton East, Wyre8,317 residents · 70.5% owned · 18.9% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Cross, Swansea6,278 residents · 69.7% owned · 19.9% no carCockett, Swansea6,773 residents · 63.1% owned · 21.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ty-coch

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

Tenure

Owned62.3%
2,398 households
Social rented25.5%
981 households
Private rented11.9%
457 households
Lives rent free0.3%
10 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached30.5%
1,175 households
Detached27.8%
1,071 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.3%
1,049 households
Terraced13.1%
506 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,649 households
2 cars or vans in household25.4%
979 households
No cars or vans in household23%
885 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
340 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms36.4%
1,402 households
2 bedrooms26%
1,002 households
4 or more bedrooms23.9%
919 households
1 bedroom13.7%
527 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,217 households
One-person household38.6%
1,486 households
Other household types3.8%
148 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.6%
1,486 households
2 people in household32.7%
1,259 households
3 people in household13.7%
526 households
4 people in household10.7%
412 households
5 people in household3.3%
127 households
6 people in household0.7%
27 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,277 residents
15–2914.6%
1,204 residents
30–4417.4%
1,434 residents
45–6428.1%
2,319 residents
65 and over24.3%
2,006 residents
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.3%
7,198 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh6.9%
571 residents
Other ethnic group3.4%
281 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
118 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%
74 residents
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above42.1%
2,896 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.9%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
895 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.6%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
367 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.4%
3,470 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.9%
3,300 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
113 residents aged 16 and over
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,582 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.1%
698 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.2%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
617 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.8%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.2%
494 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.5%
310 residents aged 16 and over
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,987 residents
Good health28.8%
2,371 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,206 residents
Bad health6.1%
501 residents
Very bad health2.2%
179 residents
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
6,241 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
2,002 residents
Ty-coch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,759 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,269 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
656 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Ty-coch · 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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