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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000268

Porth East & Ynys-hir

Porth East & Ynys-hir is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,921 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,921

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,074

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

916.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

26.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.9%

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.

Port Talbot East, Neath Port Talbot7,192 residents · 68.6% owned · 22.6% no carMaesteg East, Bridgend7,174 residents · 67.5% owned · 25.1% no carEbbw 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 carRisca West, Caerphilly5,085 residents · 65.9% owned · 22.3% 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 carTonypandy East, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,197 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.3% no carTonypandy West & Clydach Vale, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,337 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.6% no carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Porth East & Ynys-hir

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

Tenure

Owned70%
2,851 households
Private rented21.9%
892 households
Social rented7.9%
322 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced70.5%
2,873 households
Semi-detached13.7%
560 households
Detached8.7%
354 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
173 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.1%
46 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1%
39 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
30 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,734 households
No cars or vans in household26.2%
1,066 households
2 cars or vans in household23.4%
952 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
322 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.4%
2,581 households
2 bedrooms19.3%
788 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
502 households
1 bedroom5%
203 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61%
2,483 households
One-person household35.4%
1,442 households
Other household types3.6%
147 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household35.4%
1,442 households
2 people in household33.3%
1,357 households
3 people in household16.2%
658 households
4 people in household11%
447 households
5 people in household3%
124 households
6 people in household0.8%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.7%
1,402 residents
15–2917.3%
1,545 residents
30–4419.1%
1,705 residents
45–6427.3%
2,439 residents
65 and over20.5%
1,833 residents
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
8,713 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
97 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
78 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.9%
1,708 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17%
1,269 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,099 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.8%
806 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
426 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.1%
4,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
3,292 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.6%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations16.4%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,169 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
957 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.6%
787 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
663 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7%
521 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
435 residents aged 16 and over
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.1%
3,756 residents
Good health32.1%
2,868 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,512 residents
Bad health7%
623 residents
Very bad health1.8%
162 residents
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.8%
6,676 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.2%
2,245 residents
Porth East & Ynys-hir · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.3%
1,600 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
1,371 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20%
815 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7%
284 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Porth East & Ynys-hir · 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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