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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000241

Penarth

Penarth is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,174 residents in Vale of Glamorgan. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Vale of Glamorgan
10,174

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,758

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,574.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.3%

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.

Westbury Village, Bristol, City of6,309 residents · 70.5% owned · 18.9% no carTynemouth Priory, North Tyneside6,153 residents · 61.6% owned · 27.0% no carWest Kirby, Wirral7,580 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.9% no carWhitley Bay Promenade, North Tyneside7,574 residents · 71.5% owned · 24.5% no carSt Leonard's, Exeter6,349 residents · 56.4% owned · 25.3% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penarth

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

Tenure

Owned69.9%
3,325 households
Private rented24.1%
1,145 households
Social rented5.8%
277 households
Shared ownership0.2%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced39%
1,857 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.5%
1,215 households
Semi-detached15.7%
746 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.8%
464 households
Detached5.9%
280 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.2%
107 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.6%
76 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
12 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.3%
2,296 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
1,262 households
No cars or vans in household19%
902 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
298 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.8%
1,559 households
4 or more bedrooms27.6%
1,312 households
3 bedrooms25.4%
1,208 households
1 bedroom14.3%
679 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household57.6%
2,740 households
One-person household38.7%
1,841 households
Other household types3.7%
176 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.7%
1,841 households
2 people in household34%
1,617 households
3 people in household12.6%
599 households
4 people in household10.7%
511 households
5 people in household3%
145 households
6 people in household0.7%
35 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,625 residents
15–2913.3%
1,355 residents
30–4418.8%
1,916 residents
45–6427.9%
2,835 residents
65 and over24%
2,443 residents
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.7%
9,437 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
325 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.4%
246 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.8%
85 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
82 residents
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.3%
4,496 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.7%
905 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.6%
897 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6%
509 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
238 residents aged 16 and over
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
4,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.3%
3,401 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
123 residents aged 16 and over
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,970 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
929 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
823 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.8%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.8%
571 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.6%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
275 residents aged 16 and over
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.2%
5,414 residents
Good health29.7%
3,017 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,265 residents
Bad health3.4%
350 residents
Very bad health1.3%
128 residents
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.3%
8,273 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.7%
1,901 residents
Penarth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.5%
2,738 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.3%
1,440 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
473 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
100 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
7 households
Penarth · 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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