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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000280

Bryn-cae & Llanharan

Bryn-cae & Llanharan is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,575 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

9,575

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,882

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

408.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.4%

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.

Birchgrove, Swansea7,898 residents · 72.7% owned · 10.9% no carSwallownest & Wales, Rotherham7,061 residents · 78.4% owned · 14.3% no carLlangyfelach & Tircoed, Swansea8,447 residents · 79.8% owned · 8.9% no carMethley, Leeds7,652 residents · 74.9% owned · 14.9% no carCaerphilly South, Caerphilly10,624 residents · 78.1% owned · 15.0% no carBurscough, West Lancashire9,620 residents · 74.6% owned · 13.2% no car

Most similar within Rhondda Cynon Taf

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pont-y-clun & Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf11,459 residents · 77.1% owned · 10.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bryn-cae & Llanharan

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

Tenure

Owned74.9%
2,906 households
Private rented13%
503 households
Social rented12%
464 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached48.6%
1,889 households
Detached31%
1,204 households
Terraced15.4%
599 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.4%
132 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.7%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.7%
1,501 households
2 cars or vans in household38%
1,476 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.5%
485 households
No cars or vans in household10.8%
421 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.7%
1,928 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
989 households
2 bedrooms20.7%
805 households
1 bedroom4.1%
159 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.5%
2,775 households
One-person household24%
933 households
Other household types4.5%
173 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,363 households
1 person in household24%
933 households
3 people in household19%
737 households
4 people in household16.4%
635 households
5 people in household3.9%
152 households
6 people in household1.3%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.1%
1,920 residents
15–2916%
1,532 residents
30–4422.9%
2,188 residents
45–6425.2%
2,411 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,523 residents
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.6%
9,248 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
149 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
94 residents
Other ethnic group0.7%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.4%
2,599 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications17.8%
1,345 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.3%
1,308 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.1%
1,070 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.1%
687 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.4%
178 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)63.5%
4,800 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive34.4%
2,597 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
163 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,695 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
981 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.7%
961 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.2%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.5%
867 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
676 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.7%
507 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.4%
487 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
463 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.7%
4,948 residents
Good health30.7%
2,938 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,184 residents
Bad health4.1%
396 residents
Very bad health1.1%
109 residents
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.3%
7,878 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.7%
1,697 residents
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension52.2%
2,028 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,241 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.8%
498 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
114 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Bryn-cae & Llanharan · 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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