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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000271

Porth West

Porth West is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,450 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

5,450

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,477

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,542.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

29.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.1%

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.

Aberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carBargoed, Caerphilly6,040 residents · 60.8% owned · 27.5% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carAberafan, Neath Port Talbot9,464 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.8% no carThurnscoe, Barnsley9,517 residents · 51.3% owned · 28.3% 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 carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Porth West

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

Tenure

Owned61.2%
1,515 households
Social rented22.1%
547 households
Private rented16.4%
406 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.2%
4 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced52.1%
1,290 households
Semi-detached26.2%
648 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
272 households
Detached9.1%
224 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
14 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,056 households
No cars or vans in household29.2%
724 households
2 cars or vans in household20.7%
513 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
184 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%
1,510 households
2 bedrooms22.1%
547 households
4 or more bedrooms10.6%
262 households
1 bedroom6.3%
157 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household61.6%
1,524 households
One-person household34.9%
863 households
Other household types3.6%
89 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.8%
863 households
2 people in household32.6%
808 households
3 people in household16.4%
406 households
4 people in household10.9%
271 households
5 people in household4.4%
109 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.1%
984 residents
15–2916.6%
905 residents
30–4418.7%
1,020 residents
45–6427%
1,474 residents
65 and over19.6%
1,067 residents
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
5,331 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
61 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
3 residents
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.7%
1,399 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.1%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
689 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.2%
672 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
420 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
225 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
119 residents aged 16 and over
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
2,297 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.6%
2,058 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
58 residents aged 16 and over
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.8%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
490 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.2%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
329 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
234 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
2,173 residents
Good health32.9%
1,794 residents
Fair health16.4%
892 residents
Bad health8.5%
461 residents
Very bad health2.4%
129 residents
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.4%
4,002 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.6%
1,448 residents
Porth West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.9%
839 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
826 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.8%
590 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.5%
210 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.5%
12 households
Porth West · 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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