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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000201

Glynneath

Glynneath is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,284 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
5,284

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,350

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

129.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.7%

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.

Tonyrefail East, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,053 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.5% no carClydach & Mawr, Swansea9,133 residents · 68.1% owned · 16.8% no carBrynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carNorth Blackwood, Argoed & Markham, Caerphilly5,601 residents · 72.8% owned · 15.9% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Dulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carYstalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glynneath

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

Tenure

Owned68.2%
1,603 households
Social rented16.9%
396 households
Private rented14.7%
345 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.8%
1,218 households
Terraced22.4%
526 households
Detached16%
377 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
190 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
989 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
627 households
No cars or vans in household20.6%
485 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
249 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.1%
1,505 households
2 bedrooms20.3%
477 households
4 or more bedrooms11.6%
272 households
1 bedroom4%
95 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.8%
1,521 households
One-person household31.4%
738 households
Other household types3.8%
90 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
856 households
1 person in household31.4%
738 households
3 people in household16.1%
378 households
4 people in household11.1%
262 households
5 people in household3.5%
83 households
6 people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
867 residents
15–2915.7%
829 residents
30–4417.1%
906 residents
45–6427.4%
1,446 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,236 residents
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.7%
5,215 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
31 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
23 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
8 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
8 residents
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.3%
1,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.7%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.1%
656 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.3%
623 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
281 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
121 residents aged 16 and over
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.4%
2,277 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.1%
46 residents aged 16 and over
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.6%
806 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
715 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.1%
700 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
450 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.3%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.4%
2,344 residents
Good health30.5%
1,613 residents
Fair health16.5%
870 residents
Bad health7%
368 residents
Very bad health1.7%
89 residents
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
3,967 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,317 residents
Glynneath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.4%
926 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
820 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.4%
478 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
122 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Glynneath · 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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Evidence ledger

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