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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000249

Barry West

Barry West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,766 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
8,766

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,871

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,769.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.2%

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.

Morriston South, Swansea7,351 residents · 58.1% owned · 29.3% no carBebington New Ferry, Wirral8,156 residents · 46.0% owned · 34.6% no carHorwich North, Bolton7,300 residents · 58.1% owned · 27.4% no carCentral Bridgend, Bridgend8,318 residents · 55.2% owned · 30.6% no carWallasey East, Wirral7,605 residents · 61.8% owned · 28.6% no carMoreton West, Wirral8,156 residents · 69.9% owned · 23.1% no car

Most similar within Vale of Glamorgan

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Barry East, Vale of Glamorgan10,633 residents · 59.4% owned · 27.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Barry West

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

Tenure

Owned59.1%
2,286 households
Private rented21.1%
817 households
Social rented19.7%
761 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,636 households
Semi-detached29.7%
1,148 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement16.3%
631 households
Detached5%
194 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits3.1%
121 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.7%
104 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
35 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,728 households
No cars or vans in household25.4%
982 households
2 cars or vans in household22.7%
877 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
284 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.4%
1,795 households
2 bedrooms26.2%
1,013 households
4 or more bedrooms14.9%
576 households
1 bedroom12.6%
487 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59%
2,283 households
One-person household36.7%
1,421 households
Other household types4.3%
166 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.7%
1,421 households
2 people in household30.3%
1,172 households
3 people in household16.4%
636 households
4 people in household11.9%
460 households
5 people in household3.4%
131 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%
1,576 residents
15–2916.4%
1,435 residents
30–4419.9%
1,741 residents
45–6426.5%
2,322 residents
65 and over19.3%
1,693 residents
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
8,348 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
223 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
104 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
30 residents
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.2%
2,002 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.9%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,258 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%
682 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
214 residents aged 16 and over
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
4,095 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
1,355 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,114 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
952 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.5%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
723 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.4%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
451 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.3%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.3%
3,709 residents
Good health32.9%
2,880 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,366 residents
Bad health6.4%
565 residents
Very bad health2.8%
246 residents
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.7%
6,549 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.3%
2,217 residents
Barry West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
1,646 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
1,308 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.4%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6%
234 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Barry 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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