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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000267

Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale

Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,337 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,337

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,784

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

770.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Ebbw Vale South & Cwm, Blaenau Gwent8,131 residents · 61.3% owned · 23.0% no carAber Valley, Caerphilly6,508 residents · 61.9% owned · 24.8% no carCrosskeys South & Ynysddu, Caerphilly5,499 residents · 65.5% owned · 19.4% no carDowlais, Merthyr Tydfil9,358 residents · 59.1% owned · 25.3% no carPort Talbot East, Neath Port Talbot7,192 residents · 68.6% owned · 22.6% no carNant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill, Bridgend7,981 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.2% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,012 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.6% no carPorth East & Ynys-hir, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,921 residents · 70.0% owned · 26.2% no carAbercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,375 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.9% no carTonypandy East, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,197 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale

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

Tenure

Owned67%
1,866 households
Private rented27%
753 households
Social rented5.7%
158 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced80.9%
2,254 households
Semi-detached6.8%
189 households
Detached6.7%
187 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.6%
101 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
10 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,204 households
No cars or vans in household25.6%
714 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
652 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.7%
214 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.5%
1,739 households
2 bedrooms21.8%
607 households
4 or more bedrooms11.8%
328 households
1 bedroom3.9%
109 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
1,788 households
One-person household32.1%
893 households
Other household types3.7%
102 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
905 households
1 person in household32.1%
893 households
3 people in household19%
529 households
4 people in household11.7%
325 households
5 people in household3.7%
102 households
6 people in household0.8%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.6%
1,114 residents
15–2918.8%
1,194 residents
30–4419.8%
1,253 residents
45–6424.2%
1,534 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,241 residents
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
6,197 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
77 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
32 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
19 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.2%
1,450 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,030 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.9%
869 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
868 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
520 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
280 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
128 residents aged 16 and over
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,848 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42.8%
2,200 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
98 residents aged 16 and over
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.5%
1,004 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.9%
869 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.9%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
611 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.5%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
444 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
373 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
341 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
247 residents aged 16 and over
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
2,733 residents
Good health32.6%
2,068 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,021 residents
Bad health6%
381 residents
Very bad health2.1%
134 residents
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.6%
4,791 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.4%
1,547 residents
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
1,052 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
953 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.5%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
173 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale · 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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