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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000254

Aberdare West

Aberdare West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,949 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,949

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,521

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

612.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.5%

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.

Fleetwood South East, Wyre7,532 residents · 62.5% owned · 25.1% no carSt Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% no carEasington & Hawthorn, County Durham5,762 residents · 65.1% owned · 25.4% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no carTreharris & Trelewis, Merthyr Tydfil8,681 residents · 72.9% owned · 17.2% no carAmmanford & Betws, Carmarthenshire7,837 residents · 67.1% owned · 19.2% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aberdare North & Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,765 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carAberdare East & Cwm-bach, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,909 residents · 69.6% owned · 20.2% no carTreorchy, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,648 residents · 72.5% owned · 24.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberdare West

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

Tenure

Owned70.5%
2,484 households
Private rented18.3%
644 households
Social rented10.9%
385 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced43.5%
1,531 households
Detached24.6%
868 households
Semi-detached20.4%
720 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.8%
346 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.6%
1,464 households
2 cars or vans in household26%
916 households
No cars or vans in household22.6%
795 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.8%
345 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.7%
1,643 households
2 bedrooms25.9%
911 households
4 or more bedrooms21.5%
757 households
1 bedroom5.9%
209 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.9%
2,287 households
One-person household31.9%
1,123 households
Other household types3.2%
113 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.2%
1,238 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,121 households
3 people in household16.7%
587 households
4 people in household11.2%
396 households
5 people in household4.3%
152 households
6 people in household0.7%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,310 residents
15–2917.2%
1,370 residents
30–4417.6%
1,399 residents
45–6427.6%
2,195 residents
65 and over21.1%
1,676 residents
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
7,778 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
81 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
76 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
12 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%
2 residents
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.5%
1,933 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.2%
1,321 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
641 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
184 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
3,422 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.2%
3,026 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.2%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.4%
947 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
890 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.6%
628 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
556 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
395 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
3,503 residents
Good health32%
2,543 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,244 residents
Bad health6%
480 residents
Very bad health2.3%
179 residents
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
5,952 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,994 residents
Aberdare West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43%
1,513 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,141 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
654 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.8%
205 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Aberdare 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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