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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000217

Port Talbot South & Margam

Port Talbot South & Margam is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,397 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
6,397

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,766

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

128.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Pontarddulais, Swansea6,514 residents · 68.5% owned · 16.0% no carMaesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd, Bridgend6,174 residents · 76.5% owned · 18.2% no carYstrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carCornelly, Bridgend7,400 residents · 61.7% owned · 20.8% no carLlan-non, Cross Hands & Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire8,420 residents · 75.5% owned · 10.6% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot12,453 residents · 72.1% owned · 15.2% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Port Talbot South & Margam

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

Tenure

Owned69.8%
1,931 households
Social rented15.8%
437 households
Private rented14.2%
392 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.1%
1,414 households
Detached24.3%
673 households
Terraced17.9%
495 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.5%
96 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.7%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
19 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,161 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
827 households
No cars or vans in household17.9%
496 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
281 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.4%
1,669 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
606 households
2 bedrooms12.6%
348 households
1 bedroom5.1%
142 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65%
1,796 households
One-person household30.6%
845 households
Other household types4.5%
123 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
942 households
1 person in household30.5%
844 households
3 people in household16.2%
447 households
4 people in household14.1%
389 households
5 people in household4%
111 households
6 people in household0.9%
25 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,150 residents
15–2916.6%
1,062 residents
30–4418.3%
1,172 residents
45–6427.9%
1,786 residents
65 and over19.2%
1,227 residents
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,185 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
110 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,373 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.1%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
502 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
292 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,855 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,235 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.1%
934 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
783 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.3%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
635 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.1%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
420 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.7%
3,118 residents
Good health30.6%
1,957 residents
Fair health13.8%
884 residents
Bad health5.2%
335 residents
Very bad health1.6%
103 residents
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
5,014 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
1,383 residents
Port Talbot South & Margam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.7%
1,263 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.5%
871 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
476 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
149 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Port Talbot South & Margam · 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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