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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000266

Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl

Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,495 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

7,495

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,256

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

346.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

St Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% no carBlaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carAbersychan, Torfaen7,042 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tonyrefail East, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,053 residents · 68.0% owned · 21.5% no carAbercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,375 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl

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

Tenure

Owned66.3%
2,159 households
Social rented18.4%
599 households
Private rented15%
490 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.1%
1,370 households
Terraced33.7%
1,095 households
Detached14.6%
474 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.1%
265 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
27 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40%
1,300 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
867 households
No cars or vans in household22.8%
742 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.6%
345 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms56.3%
1,833 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
719 households
4 or more bedrooms13.9%
453 households
1 bedroom7.7%
249 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
2,145 households
One-person household30.1%
980 households
Other household types4%
129 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.8%
1,100 households
1 person in household30.1%
980 households
3 people in household18.8%
611 households
4 people in household12.1%
395 households
5 people in household3.9%
127 households
6 people in household1%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.7%
1,404 residents
15–2917.2%
1,288 residents
30–4419.5%
1,459 residents
45–6427%
2,025 residents
65 and over17.6%
1,320 residents
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
7,278 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.2%
87 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
78 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
41 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.8%
1,667 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.2%
972 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.5%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
319 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
3,310 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.5%
2,611 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
84 residents aged 16 and over
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations16.4%
986 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.1%
909 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
756 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.5%
750 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
519 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.5%
392 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
302 residents aged 16 and over
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43%
3,222 residents
Good health31.4%
2,355 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,227 residents
Bad health7%
523 residents
Very bad health2.2%
168 residents
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75%
5,621 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25%
1,874 residents
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,244 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,061 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.9%
681 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.9%
258 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
13 households
Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl · 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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