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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000259

Penrhiw-ceibr

Penrhiw-ceibr is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,751 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,751

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,429

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,695.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

31.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

17.6%

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.

Bargoed, Caerphilly6,040 residents · 60.8% owned · 27.5% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carCaerau, Bridgend6,665 residents · 64.5% owned · 28.5% no carWest Pontnewydd & Thornhill, Torfaen6,474 residents · 47.7% owned · 26.5% no carNetherton North, Sefton5,978 residents · 53.2% owned · 38.4% no carNetherley, Liverpool5,991 residents · 48.4% owned · 39.7% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tonypandy East, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,197 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.3% no carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carTylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,728 residents · 59.0% owned · 29.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penrhiw-ceibr

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

Tenure

Owned59%
1,432 households
Private rented24.5%
594 households
Social rented16.2%
394 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced76.4%
1,859 households
Semi-detached14.1%
343 households
Detached5.2%
126 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
58 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.6%
1,108 households
No cars or vans in household31%
754 households
2 cars or vans in household17.7%
431 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.7%
139 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.5%
1,567 households
2 bedrooms22.5%
548 households
4 or more bedrooms9.5%
232 households
1 bedroom3.5%
84 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,601 households
One-person household30%
729 households
Other household types4.1%
99 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.3%
810 households
1 person in household30%
729 households
3 people in household19.2%
466 households
4 people in household11.9%
289 households
5 people in household3.7%
91 households
6 people in household1.6%
39 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.2%
1,104 residents
15–2918.5%
1,063 residents
30–4418.8%
1,081 residents
45–6425.5%
1,469 residents
65 and over18%
1,035 residents
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,631 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
51 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
20 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.2%
1,566 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above17.6%
804 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
769 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
659 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
118 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.1%
2,294 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.4%
2,218 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
67 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
914 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
530 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.8%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
400 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.2%
2,310 residents
Good health32.2%
1,853 residents
Fair health17.1%
986 residents
Bad health7.8%
450 residents
Very bad health2.6%
151 residents
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.1%
4,149 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.9%
1,602 residents
Penrhiw-ceibr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
831 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension33.8%
823 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.1%
561 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.8%
213 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
4 households
Penrhiw-ceibr · 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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