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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000206

Neath Town

Neath Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,604 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
6,604

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,334

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,119.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

52.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

38.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.6%

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.

Southwick, Sunderland7,274 residents · 45.0% owned · 42.9% no carGelli-deg & Town, Merthyr Tydfil6,737 residents · 44.4% owned · 37.6% no carHorden, County Durham5,549 residents · 50.9% owned · 38.8% no carFord, Sefton6,279 residents · 40.7% owned · 43.7% no carJarrow Town, South Tyneside5,237 residents · 44.7% owned · 42.7% no carOld Town & Grange, Hartlepool7,125 residents · 43.4% owned · 46.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Neath Town

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

Tenure

Owned52.3%
1,743 households
Social rented25.9%
865 households
Private rented21.4%
714 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced56.7%
1,893 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.4%
614 households
Semi-detached17.3%
576 households
Detached3.8%
128 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.3%
44 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
18 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.6%
1,355 households
No cars or vans in household38.2%
1,275 households
2 cars or vans in household16.6%
554 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%
155 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.5%
1,485 households
2 bedrooms30.8%
1,029 households
1 bedroom15.7%
523 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
302 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51%
1,703 households
One-person household45.7%
1,526 households
Other household types3.3%
111 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household45.7%
1,526 households
2 people in household30.5%
1,019 households
3 people in household11.9%
396 households
4 people in household8.6%
288 households
5 people in household2.3%
78 households
6 people in household0.6%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.1%
997 residents
15–2917%
1,121 residents
30–4417.5%
1,159 residents
45–6427%
1,784 residents
65 and over23.4%
1,546 residents
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
6,324 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
137 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
75 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
40 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
30 residents
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.1%
1,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.6%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.6%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
535 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
372 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive52.5%
2,898 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)46.3%
2,559 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.7%
980 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
873 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.1%
834 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.4%
798 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
423 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.2%
2,520 residents
Good health31.5%
2,080 residents
Fair health19.1%
1,259 residents
Bad health8.8%
578 residents
Very bad health2.5%
167 residents
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act69.2%
4,571 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act30.8%
2,032 residents
Neath Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.7%
1,124 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.4%
1,114 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.5%
785 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.2%
306 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Neath Town · 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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