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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000270

Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd

Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,592 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

6,592

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,958

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,028

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.0%

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.

Crosskeys North & Abercarn, Caerphilly7,111 residents · 70.1% owned · 16.1% no carChorley North, Chorley7,986 residents · 66.6% owned · 19.4% no carStanley Park & Great Marton, Blackpool7,857 residents · 71.1% owned · 22.6% no carCroesyceiliog, Torfaen7,079 residents · 70.2% owned · 19.9% no carPentre-bach & Mountain Hare, Merthyr Tydfil8,293 residents · 72.7% owned · 19.2% no carDelves Lane & Leadgate, County Durham9,004 residents · 65.8% owned · 23.9% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pontypridd West, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,919 residents · 71.1% owned · 22.0% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd

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

Tenure

Owned72.7%
2,150 households
Private rented18.8%
556 households
Social rented8.1%
241 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.8%
1,887 households
Semi-detached21%
620 households
Detached8.9%
264 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.8%
141 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.2%
1,396 households
2 cars or vans in household26.6%
788 households
No cars or vans in household18.2%
539 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
235 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms57.8%
1,710 households
2 bedrooms23.6%
697 households
4 or more bedrooms13.6%
401 households
1 bedroom5.1%
150 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.1%
1,868 households
One-person household32.5%
962 households
Other household types4.4%
129 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,055 households
1 person in household32.5%
962 households
3 people in household16.1%
476 households
4 people in household11.4%
337 households
5 people in household3.4%
101 households
6 people in household0.7%
21 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,069 residents
15–2917.1%
1,128 residents
30–4419.8%
1,306 residents
45–6427.5%
1,814 residents
65 and over19.4%
1,276 residents
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
6,415 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
67 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
54 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
45 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
13 residents
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29%
1,580 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.8%
1,083 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
967 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
828 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
540 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
326 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
3,205 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
97 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%
1,087 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
773 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
759 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
474 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.5%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.7%
366 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.6%
2,939 residents
Good health33.5%
2,208 residents
Fair health14.8%
977 residents
Bad health5.9%
389 residents
Very bad health1.2%
82 residents
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.2%
5,156 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.8%
1,436 residents
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.1%
1,393 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
991 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.4%
457 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
117 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd · 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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