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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000220

Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill

Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,981 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
7,981

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,463

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

207.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.9%

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.

Aberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,012 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.6% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carAbercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,375 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.9% no carNew Tredegar & Darren Valley, Caerphilly7,087 residents · 62.9% owned · 27.2% no car

Most similar within Bridgend

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill

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

Tenure

Owned67.5%
2,339 households
Private rented21.1%
729 households
Social rented11%
382 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced57.8%
1,999 households
Semi-detached22.6%
783 households
Detached13.1%
453 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.3%
149 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
21 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
14 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.9%
1,451 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
932 households
No cars or vans in household21.2%
733 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.9%
344 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62%
2,146 households
2 bedrooms21.9%
756 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
417 households
1 bedroom4%
140 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.4%
2,263 households
One-person household30.7%
1,061 households
Other household types3.9%
135 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,219 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,061 households
3 people in household17.3%
600 households
4 people in household11%
382 households
5 people in household4%
137 households
6 people in household1.2%
43 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.7%
1,413 residents
15–2917.7%
1,413 residents
30–4417.7%
1,416 residents
45–6427.3%
2,183 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,557 residents
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,803 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
75 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
67 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
13 residents
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.2%
1,829 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.9%
1,419 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.2%
985 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
370 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.9%
3,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
2,883 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.2%
1,310 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.8%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.4%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.6%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.4%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
511 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.8%
502 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.9%
384 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
328 residents aged 16 and over
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.2%
3,369 residents
Good health31.3%
2,496 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,340 residents
Bad health7.3%
582 residents
Very bad health2.4%
195 residents
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.6%
5,954 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.4%
2,030 residents
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.2%
1,391 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,069 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
756 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
241 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill · 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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