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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000200

Dulais Valley

Dulais Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,127 residents in Neath Port Talbot. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Neath Port Talbot
5,127

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,250

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

116.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.0%

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.

Brynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no carYstradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf, Powys10,349 residents · 69.6% owned · 15.8% no carCydweli & Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire6,192 residents · 69.7% owned · 16.5% no carClydach & Mawr, Swansea9,133 residents · 68.1% owned · 16.8% no carPembrey & Burry Port, Carmarthenshire8,212 residents · 73.0% owned · 16.6% no carHirwaun & Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,177 residents · 63.2% owned · 24.3% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot5,284 residents · 68.2% owned · 20.6% no carYstalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carAberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley, Neath Port Talbot11,145 residents · 66.9% owned · 21.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Dulais Valley

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

Tenure

Owned69.2%
1,556 households
Social rented18.5%
416 households
Private rented11.8%
265 households
Lives rent free0.3%
7 households
Shared ownership0.3%
6 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.8%
1,187 households
Detached20.7%
466 households
Terraced17.3%
389 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
190 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%
940 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
639 households
No cars or vans in household17.2%
386 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.6%
282 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.1%
1,441 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
451 households
4 or more bedrooms12%
270 households
1 bedroom3.8%
86 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
1,462 households
One-person household30.8%
691 households
Other household types4.1%
92 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
818 households
1 person in household30.8%
691 households
3 people in household15.4%
345 households
4 people in household12%
270 households
5 people in household3.8%
85 households
6 people in household1.2%
26 households
7 people in household0.4%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
857 residents
15–2914.9%
766 residents
30–4417.4%
894 residents
45–6427.5%
1,408 residents
65 and over23.5%
1,203 residents
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
5,049 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
35 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
33 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
8 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
3 residents
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25%
1,049 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.6%
1,035 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
681 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
286 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,144 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.7%
2,007 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
55 residents aged 16 and over
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
697 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.2%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.2%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations9.9%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.8%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
2,252 residents
Good health30.8%
1,580 residents
Fair health15.7%
803 residents
Bad health7.6%
390 residents
Very bad health2%
102 residents
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
3,773 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
1,354 residents
Dulais Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.2%
904 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
762 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
444 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
137 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
0 households
Dulais Valley · 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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