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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000211

Briton Ferry

Briton Ferry is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,821 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
7,821

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,655

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

847.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.8%

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.

Llanelli South, Carmarthenshire10,309 residents · 47.6% owned · 31.0% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carTredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent8,078 residents · 59.7% owned · 24.7% no carConisbrough North, Doncaster6,996 residents · 44.1% owned · 36.3% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aberafan, Neath Port Talbot9,464 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Briton Ferry

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

Tenure

Owned55.2%
2,016 households
Social rented24.9%
911 households
Private rented19.2%
702 households
Lives rent free0.5%
18 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.4%
1,588 households
Semi-detached28.5%
1,044 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.8%
469 households
Detached11.8%
433 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.9%
68 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.6%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.3%
1,586 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
1,054 households
2 cars or vans in household21.5%
785 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.4%
234 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.7%
1,930 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
954 households
1 bedroom11.7%
428 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
347 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58%
2,123 households
One-person household38.4%
1,403 households
Other household types3.6%
132 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.3%
1,403 households
2 people in household31.2%
1,142 households
3 people in household15.7%
575 households
4 people in household10.5%
384 households
5 people in household2.7%
100 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,450 residents
15–2917.5%
1,365 residents
30–4419.9%
1,557 residents
45–6425.5%
1,998 residents
65 and over18.5%
1,450 residents
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
7,556 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
120 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
103 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
19 residents
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27%
1,693 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.8%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.4%
966 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
400 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
179 residents aged 16 and over
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.7%
3,243 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
2,936 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.1%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
1,031 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.5%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.9%
807 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
794 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
531 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.9%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.4%
336 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.6%
3,329 residents
Good health30.5%
2,383 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,300 residents
Bad health7.6%
592 residents
Very bad health2.8%
216 residents
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72%
5,633 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act28%
2,188 residents
Briton Ferry · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension35.8%
1,310 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,177 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.2%
814 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.3%
341 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
17 households
Briton Ferry · 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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