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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000222

Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd

Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,174 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
6,174

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,599

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

310.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.1%

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.

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Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd

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

Tenure

Owned76.5%
1,988 households
Private rented12.7%
329 households
Social rented10.7%
277 households
Shared ownership0.2%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47%
1,221 households
Detached32.5%
844 households
Terraced16.8%
438 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.8%
72 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.8%
1,034 households
2 cars or vans in household30.1%
783 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
472 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.9%
309 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.5%
1,572 households
4 or more bedrooms21.9%
569 households
2 bedrooms15%
389 households
1 bedroom2.7%
70 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.5%
1,780 households
One-person household26.8%
696 households
Other household types4.7%
121 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38%
987 households
1 person in household26.8%
696 households
3 people in household16.5%
428 households
4 people in household12.9%
335 households
5 people in household3.9%
101 households
6 people in household1.3%
33 households
7 people in household0.5%
12 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.3%
942 residents
15–2916.9%
1,045 residents
30–4415.4%
952 residents
45–6427.1%
1,674 residents
65 and over25.2%
1,558 residents
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,073 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
54 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
30 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
5 residents
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.1%
1,452 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.4%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
771 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.3%
427 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
298 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51%
2,629 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
2,434 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.2%
940 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.2%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
594 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.8%
456 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.8%
454 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.3%
324 residents aged 16 and over
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.7%
2,821 residents
Good health30.4%
1,880 residents
Fair health15.8%
976 residents
Bad health6.3%
390 residents
Very bad health1.8%
110 residents
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.3%
4,773 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.7%
1,401 residents
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.5%
1,129 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
823 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
499 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.6%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Maesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd · 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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