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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000212

Cwmafan & Bryn

Cwmafan & Bryn is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,738 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
7,738

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,492

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

179.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.4%

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 carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carAberdare East & Cwm-bach, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,909 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.2% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% 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 carDulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cwmafan & Bryn

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

Tenure

Owned68.5%
2,393 households
Social rented21.6%
756 households
Private rented9.7%
337 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.3%
1,509 households
Terraced26.2%
914 households
Detached22.9%
800 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
241 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
9 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,475 households
2 cars or vans in household29.3%
1,024 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
650 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
341 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.7%
2,014 households
2 bedrooms22.6%
789 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
516 households
1 bedroom4.9%
171 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
2,253 households
One-person household32.2%
1,124 households
Other household types3.2%
112 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.6%
1,243 households
1 person in household32.2%
1,124 households
3 people in household16.3%
569 households
4 people in household11.8%
413 households
5 people in household2.9%
102 households
6 people in household0.8%
28 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,270 residents
15–2916.2%
1,257 residents
30–4418.1%
1,400 residents
45–6428.3%
2,189 residents
65 and over21%
1,622 residents
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
7,590 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
84 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.4%
1,686 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23%
1,471 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,101 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
893 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
604 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.7%
430 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
3,419 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
1,162 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.3%
974 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
968 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%
811 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
597 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.1%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.5%
3,524 residents
Good health30.6%
2,364 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,195 residents
Bad health6.5%
500 residents
Very bad health2%
155 residents
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
5,811 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,927 residents
Cwmafan & Bryn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.6%
1,450 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,153 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
640 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
233 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
12 households
Cwmafan & Bryn · 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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