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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000265

Ystrad & Llwynypia

Ystrad & Llwynypia is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,192 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,192

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,013

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

889.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

64.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

21.3%

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.

Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill, Bridgend7,981 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.2% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carBargoed, Caerphilly6,040 residents · 60.8% owned · 27.5% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carBlaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% 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 carAberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,012 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.6% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carPorth East & Ynys-hir, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,921 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ystrad & Llwynypia

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

Tenure

Owned64.6%
2,593 households
Private rented21.3%
855 households
Social rented13.8%
552 households
Shared ownership0.2%
10 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced71.4%
2,864 households
Semi-detached14.9%
598 households
Detached7.1%
286 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.7%
228 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,714 households
No cars or vans in household26.8%
1,077 households
2 cars or vans in household22.5%
903 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8%
321 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.8%
2,481 households
2 bedrooms22.8%
915 households
4 or more bedrooms10.4%
418 households
1 bedroom5%
201 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.4%
2,586 households
One-person household31%
1,243 households
Other household types4.7%
187 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.3%
1,378 households
1 person in household31%
1,243 households
3 people in household18.6%
747 households
4 people in household11.3%
452 households
5 people in household3.4%
137 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.2%
1,580 residents
15–2919%
1,744 residents
30–4418%
1,655 residents
45–6426%
2,388 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,823 residents
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
8,942 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
109 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
97 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.9%
2,170 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above21.3%
1,597 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.3%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
202 residents aged 16 and over
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.2%
3,987 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.2%
3,386 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.4%
1,377 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,251 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
1,081 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.1%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
849 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
647 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
522 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
397 residents aged 16 and over
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,750 residents
Good health31.8%
2,927 residents
Fair health17.7%
1,629 residents
Bad health7.4%
683 residents
Very bad health2.2%
203 residents
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.9%
6,795 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.1%
2,397 residents
Ystrad & Llwynypia · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.7%
1,555 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.9%
1,242 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23%
922 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
283 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Ystrad & Llwynypia · 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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