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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000231

Central Bridgend

Central Bridgend is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,318 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
8,318

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,907

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,497.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

30.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.6%

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.

Bebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carClayton Brook, Chorley5,329 residents · 45.4% owned · 24.9% no carBrunshaw & Brownside, Burnley6,028 residents · 58.8% owned · 29.7% no carAbergavenny North, Monmouthshire7,641 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.4% no carDenton South, Tameside9,119 residents · 54.5% owned · 28.5% no carWillington Quay, North Tyneside7,643 residents · 41.8% owned · 41.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Central Bridgend

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

Tenure

Owned55.2%
2,156 households
Social rented23.9%
933 households
Private rented20.5%
802 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached33.2%
1,295 households
Terraced30.8%
1,204 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20.2%
789 households
Detached10.9%
427 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.9%
115 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
41 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
32 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,704 households
No cars or vans in household30.6%
1,195 households
2 cars or vans in household19.8%
773 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6%
234 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.4%
1,892 households
2 bedrooms24.5%
957 households
1 bedroom13.9%
541 households
4 or more bedrooms13.2%
516 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.4%
2,241 households
One-person household38.1%
1,488 households
Other household types4.5%
177 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,488 households
2 people in household32.6%
1,274 households
3 people in household15.4%
601 households
4 people in household9.5%
373 households
5 people in household2.9%
113 households
6 people in household1%
38 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
10 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,387 residents
15–2916.4%
1,368 residents
30–4421.2%
1,762 residents
45–6426.2%
2,180 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,620 residents
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
7,809 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
298 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
32 residents
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.6%
1,887 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.5%
1,611 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.7%
1,076 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
998 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
666 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.4%
232 residents aged 16 and over
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.9%
3,758 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
2,996 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,312 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.5%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
782 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.9%
744 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.8%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.8%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
354 residents aged 16 and over
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.5%
3,456 residents
Good health34.6%
2,876 residents
Fair health15.4%
1,283 residents
Bad health6.5%
542 residents
Very bad health1.9%
161 residents
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
6,292 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
2,026 residents
Central Bridgend · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,535 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,387 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
722 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
250 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
11 households
Central Bridgend · 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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