Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000236

Porthcawl East

Porthcawl East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,958 residents in Bridgend. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bridgend

6,958

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,201

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,086

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Porthcawl East

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

Tenure

Owned73.1%

2,340 households

Private rented17.5%

561 households

Social rented9%

289 households

Shared ownership0.2%

6 households

Lives rent free0.2%

5 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.7%

1,174 households

Detached32.2%

1,031 households

Terraced13.1%

418 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%

340 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.2%

102 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure3%

96 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%

29 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%

13 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.8%

1,337 households

2 cars or vans in household28.3%

906 households

No cars or vans in household18.3%

586 households

3 or more cars or vans in household11.6%

371 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43%

1,377 households

4 or more bedrooms26.4%

847 households

2 bedrooms21.8%

698 households

1 bedroom8.8%

281 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.5%

1,972 households

One-person household33.8%

1,082 households

Other household types4.7%

151 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.7%

1,206 households

1 person in household33.8%

1,082 households

3 people in household14.8%

475 households

4 people in household9.3%

299 households

5 people in household3.3%

105 households

6 people in household0.8%

26 households

7 people in household0.2%

6 households

8 or more people in household0.1%

3 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.3%

855 residents

15–2913.3%

927 residents

30–4413.6%

945 residents

45–6430.8%

2,146 residents

65 and over30%

2,084 residents

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%

6,800 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%

72 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%

57 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%

21 residents

Other ethnic group0.1%

8 residents

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.4%

2,014 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications20.1%

1,210 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications14.6%

880 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13.8%

832 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%

527 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.6%

400 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

170 residents aged 16 and over

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive50.6%

3,051 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active (excluding full-time students)48%

2,893 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.4%

84 residents aged 16 and over

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.2%

1,397 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%

814 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations11.6%

699 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%

668 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11%

664 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%

624 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%

495 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%

375 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.9%

297 residents aged 16 and over

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%

2,997 residents

Good health31.7%

2,205 residents

Fair health16.7%

1,164 residents

Bad health6.4%

446 residents

Very bad health2.1%

146 residents

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.3%

5,242 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act24.7%

1,716 residents

Porthcawl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.5%

1,424 households

Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%

1,082 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.2%

520 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%

167 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%

10 households

Porthcawl East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area W02000236

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Porthcawl East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Porthcawl East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.