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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000196

West Cross

West Cross is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,278 residents in Swansea. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Swansea
6,278

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,008

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,529.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.5%

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.

Porthcawl West, Bridgend9,174 residents · 79.8% owned · 16.9% no carHeswall, Wirral7,521 residents · 71.9% owned · 17.4% no carFormby Central & Freshfield South, Sefton6,057 residents · 78.9% owned · 17.9% no carAnsdell & Fairhaven, Fylde10,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 16.9% no carTavistock, West Devon12,672 residents · 69.4% owned · 17.7% no carNantwich South West, Cheshire East7,084 residents · 66.1% owned · 18.7% no car

Most similar within Swansea

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ty-coch, Swansea8,243 residents · 62.3% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in West Cross

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

Tenure

Owned69.7%
2,097 households
Social rented19.3%
581 households
Private rented10.4%
314 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40%
1,204 households
Detached25.6%
770 households
Terraced16.7%
503 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.7%
473 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.4%
1,337 households
2 cars or vans in household27%
813 households
No cars or vans in household19.9%
599 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.6%
260 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.5%
1,278 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
761 households
4 or more bedrooms23.2%
698 households
1 bedroom9%
272 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.2%
1,782 households
One-person household38.3%
1,153 households
Other household types2.5%
74 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.4%
1,153 households
2 people in household36%
1,081 households
3 people in household12.1%
363 households
4 people in household9.9%
297 households
5 people in household2.8%
84 households
6 people in household0.8%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.4%
902 residents
15–2913%
817 residents
30–4415.6%
977 residents
45–6426.6%
1,669 residents
65 and over30.5%
1,912 residents
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.9%
5,959 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
129 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
101 residents
Other ethnic group1%
60 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
29 residents
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.5%
2,153 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.5%
821 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.4%
820 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
720 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
156 residents aged 16 and over
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive53.3%
2,832 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)45%
2,391 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
91 residents aged 16 and over
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.7%
1,260 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
668 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.4%
604 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
498 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
424 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.8%
360 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%
262 residents aged 16 and over
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.8%
2,936 residents
Good health30.6%
1,919 residents
Fair health15.4%
966 residents
Bad health5.6%
354 residents
Very bad health1.6%
103 residents
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.4%
4,799 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.6%
1,479 residents
West Cross · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,450 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,013 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
437 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
West Cross · 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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