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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000278

Church Village West

Church Village West is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,945 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

8,945

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,637

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

818.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

87.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

6.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

39.8%

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.

Ainsworth & Bradley Fold, Bury6,180 residents · 84.4% owned · 9.0% no carEllenbrook & Boothstown, Salford10,908 residents · 85.4% owned · 9.2% no carPen-y-ffordd & Higher Kinnerton, Flintshire6,439 residents · 85.9% owned · 6.3% no carStrensall, York6,946 residents · 79.8% owned · 9.1% no carEwloe & Hawarden, Flintshire10,627 residents · 82.8% owned · 8.4% no carRogerstone, Newport10,238 residents · 83.1% owned · 9.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Church Village West

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

Tenure

Owned87.2%
3,173 households
Private rented10.8%
393 households
Social rented1.8%
65 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached42.6%
1,550 households
Semi-detached40.2%
1,462 households
Terraced13.8%
503 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.4%
89 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household42.1%
1,530 households
1 car or van in household35.4%
1,287 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.9%
577 households
No cars or vans in household6.7%
243 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms40.9%
1,487 households
4 or more bedrooms40.1%
1,458 households
2 bedrooms17.2%
627 households
1 bedroom1.8%
65 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household74.1%
2,694 households
One-person household22.9%
834 households
Other household types2.9%
106 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
1,338 households
1 person in household22.9%
834 households
3 people in household18.5%
674 households
4 people in household17.2%
627 households
5 people in household3.5%
129 households
6 people in household0.9%
31 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
7 people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,532 residents
15–2915.7%
1,407 residents
30–4419%
1,703 residents
45–6429.4%
2,629 residents
65 and over18.7%
1,672 residents
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.9%
8,672 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%
130 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
35 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
14 residents
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above39.8%
2,892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.8%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
984 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13%
945 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%
544 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
379 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63%
4,578 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35%
2,544 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
143 residents aged 16 and over
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.9%
1,953 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.9%
1,157 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.5%
1,130 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
670 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.5%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
405 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.3%
4,769 residents
Good health32.7%
2,925 residents
Fair health10.1%
899 residents
Bad health3.1%
278 residents
Very bad health0.8%
74 residents
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
7,574 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,371 residents
Church Village West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.8%
2,140 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.4%
1,107 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.2%
335 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
59 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Church Village 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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