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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000224

Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin

Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,499 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
6,499

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,788

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

628.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.4%

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.

Bynea & Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire9,164 residents · 64.4% owned · 16.7% no carBold & Clock Face, St. Helens10,854 residents · 58.2% owned · 21.9% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carTreharris & Trelewis, Merthyr Tydfil8,681 residents · 72.9% owned · 17.2% no carLlanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no carTonyrefail West, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,173 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.5% no car

Most similar within Bridgend

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cornelly, Bridgend7,400 residents · 61.7% owned · 20.8% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carYnysawdre & Aberkenfig, Bridgend6,005 residents · 69.9% owned · 17.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin

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

Tenure

Owned67.2%
1,874 households
Social rented19.5%
544 households
Private rented13%
362 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.9%
1,310 households
Terraced21.7%
606 households
Detached21.1%
589 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.8%
246 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.9%
1,140 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
824 households
No cars or vans in household18.6%
518 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11%
308 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56%
1,563 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
683 households
4 or more bedrooms15.3%
426 households
1 bedroom4.2%
118 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.2%
1,847 households
One-person household28.6%
798 households
Other household types5.2%
146 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
999 households
1 person in household28.6%
797 households
3 people in household17.2%
480 households
4 people in household13%
363 households
5 people in household3.8%
105 households
6 people in household1.4%
38 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,168 residents
15–2917.5%
1,138 residents
30–4421.2%
1,378 residents
45–6425.7%
1,673 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,141 residents
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.8%
6,292 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
87 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
17 residents
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.4%
1,441 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.7%
1,301 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
863 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
444 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
308 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.3%
3,067 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,111 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.6%
927 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.7%
877 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.1%
846 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
596 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.3%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
438 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.9%
415 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.6%
401 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.3%
2,946 residents
Good health31.9%
2,074 residents
Fair health14.8%
964 residents
Bad health6.1%
394 residents
Very bad health1.9%
123 residents
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.9%
4,998 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.1%
1,501 residents
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.7%
1,192 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
913 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.6%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
132 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Sarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin · 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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