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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000272

Pontypridd West

Pontypridd West is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,919 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,919

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,431

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

803.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.3%

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.

Ystrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no carCroesyceiliog, Torfaen7,079 residents · 70.2% owned · 19.9% no carLlanelli West, Carmarthenshire7,435 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.7% no carPort Talbot East, Neath Port Talbot7,192 residents · 68.6% owned · 22.6% no carHaverfordwest South, Pembrokeshire7,205 residents · 64.7% owned · 17.5% 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 East & Cilfynydd, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,592 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.2% no carTaff's Well & Nantgarw, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,942 residents · 68.9% owned · 20.2% no carAberdare North & Llwydcoed, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,765 residents · 67.3% owned · 23.0% no carAberdare West, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,949 residents · 70.5% owned · 22.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pontypridd West

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

Tenure

Owned71.1%
3,151 households
Private rented20.5%
909 households
Social rented8.1%
360 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced51.7%
2,293 households
Semi-detached25.2%
1,117 households
Detached12.9%
570 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%
319 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.5%
67 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
38 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
28 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,979 households
2 cars or vans in household25.5%
1,129 households
No cars or vans in household22%
976 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
349 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52%
2,304 households
2 bedrooms21.7%
962 households
4 or more bedrooms18.7%
828 households
1 bedroom7.6%
339 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,787 households
One-person household32.9%
1,456 households
Other household types4.3%
189 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.3%
1,565 households
1 person in household32.8%
1,454 households
3 people in household16.1%
712 households
4 people in household11.5%
511 households
5 people in household3.1%
138 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,544 residents
15–2918.2%
1,805 residents
30–4419.6%
1,942 residents
45–6426.5%
2,633 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,996 residents
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.2%
9,445 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
261 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
72 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
31 residents
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.3%
2,597 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21%
1,740 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
747 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
390 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
220 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56%
4,642 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.8%
3,463 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
185 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.5%
1,699 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
1,140 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.5%
1,119 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.9%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
802 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.7%
719 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7%
577 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
511 residents aged 16 and over
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,355 residents
Good health33.2%
3,291 residents
Fair health15.7%
1,560 residents
Bad health5.6%
553 residents
Very bad health1.6%
160 residents
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
7,636 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
2,283 residents
Pontypridd West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%
1,989 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.6%
1,579 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
674 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%
184 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Pontypridd 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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