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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000285

Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park

Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,331 residents in Merthyr Tydfil. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merthyr Tydfil
8,331

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

813.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.3%

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 carWindle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no carPen-prysg, Hendre & Felindre, Bridgend10,011 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.7% no carLoughor, Swansea9,638 residents · 79.2% owned · 12.9% no carChurch Village East & Ton-teg, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,506 residents · 78.5% owned · 16.0% no carLlanelli West, Carmarthenshire7,435 residents · 73.3% owned · 16.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,708 households
Private rented13.1%
462 households
Social rented9.9%
348 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.3%
1,314 households
Terraced30.2%
1,066 households
Detached28.4%
1,000 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
110 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,483 households
2 cars or vans in household30.9%
1,090 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
560 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.2%
394 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.8%
1,897 households
4 or more bedrooms22.1%
780 households
2 bedrooms20.5%
723 households
1 bedroom3.6%
127 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
2,374 households
One-person household28.5%
1,006 households
Other household types4.1%
145 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
1,265 households
1 person in household28.5%
1,006 households
3 people in household17.8%
628 households
4 people in household12.3%
435 households
5 people in household4.1%
143 households
6 people in household1.1%
39 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,381 residents
15–2915.1%
1,261 residents
30–4419.6%
1,632 residents
45–6427%
2,253 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,803 residents
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.5%
8,036 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
154 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
83 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
42 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.3%
2,281 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications19.6%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,129 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
976 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
553 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
173 residents aged 16 and over
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.5%
3,877 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.4%
2,836 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.9%
1,637 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.7%
941 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.7%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.9%
680 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8%
547 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
428 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
405 residents aged 16 and over
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.7%
3,977 residents
Good health31.9%
2,655 residents
Fair health13.5%
1,126 residents
Bad health5.1%
427 residents
Very bad health1.8%
146 residents
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
6,524 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,804 residents
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.5%
1,711 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.9%
1,195 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.8%
487 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.7%
131 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park · 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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