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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000233

Brackla West

Brackla West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,207 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend
6,207

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,664

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,449.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

58.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.2%

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.

Caerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no carPalmerstown, Vale of Glamorgan8,278 residents · 65.5% owned · 18.9% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carMacclesfield Weston, Cheshire East6,865 residents · 62.2% owned · 21.6% no carThornaby Village, Stockton-on-Tees5,798 residents · 63.9% owned · 24.8% no carRose Hill & Burnley Wood, Burnley10,746 residents · 64.7% owned · 27.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Brackla West

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

Tenure

Owned58.8%
1,566 households
Social rented23.9%
637 households
Private rented17.1%
456 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.8%
927 households
Detached30%
799 households
Terraced26.9%
717 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
209 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
4 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,168 households
2 cars or vans in household28.6%
762 households
No cars or vans in household18.8%
501 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.7%
232 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms41.7%
1,110 households
2 bedrooms28.8%
766 households
4 or more bedrooms23%
612 households
1 bedroom6.6%
175 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
1,768 households
One-person household29.6%
789 households
Other household types4.1%
110 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
969 households
1 person in household29.6%
787 households
3 people in household16.6%
442 households
4 people in household10.7%
286 households
5 people in household5.2%
138 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.5%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,186 residents
15–2916.8%
1,044 residents
30–4419.9%
1,233 residents
45–6426.4%
1,639 residents
65 and over17.8%
1,104 residents
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.6%
5,935 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.1%
133 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.8%
112 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.2%
1,445 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.3%
956 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.8%
881 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
746 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%
521 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
2,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,157 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
72 residents aged 16 and over
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.7%
976 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.8%
781 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
672 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.4%
666 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
279 residents aged 16 and over
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44%
2,734 residents
Good health33.3%
2,070 residents
Fair health15.5%
964 residents
Bad health5.3%
326 residents
Very bad health1.8%
113 residents
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.6%
4,757 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.4%
1,450 residents
Brackla West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.7%
1,165 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
907 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.6%
442 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
146 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Brackla West · 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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