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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000248

Barry East

Barry East is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,633 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
10,633

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,712

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,731.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.6%

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.

Hucknall Town, Ashfield9,301 residents · 54.0% owned · 31.7% no carDaybrook, Gedling6,679 residents · 58.2% owned · 31.2% no carHawes Side, Blackpool7,095 residents · 58.9% owned · 29.9% no carCwmbwrla, Swansea7,526 residents · 64.8% owned · 24.8% no carChorley East, Chorley7,242 residents · 57.4% owned · 27.3% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no car

Most similar within Vale of Glamorgan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barry West, Vale of Glamorgan8,766 residents · 59.1% owned · 25.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barry East

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

Tenure

Owned59.4%
2,798 households
Private rented27.7%
1,305 households
Social rented12.7%
597 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced58.5%
2,756 households
Semi-detached17.8%
840 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.9%
608 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.3%
201 households
Detached3.1%
145 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
97 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.4%
64 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46%
2,166 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
1,308 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
974 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.6%
264 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.1%
2,407 households
2 bedrooms26.3%
1,239 households
4 or more bedrooms11.3%
534 households
1 bedroom11.3%
530 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.7%
2,813 households
One-person household34.4%
1,618 households
Other household types5.9%
278 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.4%
1,619 households
2 people in household32.1%
1,513 households
3 people in household16.4%
773 households
4 people in household11.3%
533 households
5 people in household4%
187 households
6 people in household1.3%
61 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
2,128 residents
15–2919.5%
2,068 residents
30–4422.1%
2,348 residents
45–6424.1%
2,560 residents
65 and over14.4%
1,527 residents
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92%
9,785 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.3%
352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
339 residents
Other ethnic group1%
103 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
52 residents
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.6%
2,061 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,665 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.5%
1,633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.7%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%
919 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
495 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.1%
5,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
3,188 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations17.9%
1,502 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,429 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.7%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
1,104 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.7%
898 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
683 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.8%
4,447 residents
Good health34.9%
3,708 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,646 residents
Bad health5.7%
604 residents
Very bad health2.1%
228 residents
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%
8,118 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%
2,518 residents
Barry East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.7%
1,964 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,649 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.8%
837 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.4%
254 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
8 households
Barry 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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