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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000290

Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg

Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,545 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
8,545

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,883

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

396

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

28.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.2%

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.

Ferndale & Maerdy, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,695 residents · 61.8% owned · 31.2% no carCaerau, Bridgend6,665 residents · 64.5% owned · 28.5% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carThatto Heath, St. Helens7,477 residents · 48.2% owned · 33.9% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carSirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

New Tredegar & Darren Valley, Caerphilly7,087 residents · 62.9% owned · 27.2% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg

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

Tenure

Owned56.6%
2,198 households
Social rented30.4%
1,182 households
Private rented12.7%
492 households
Shared ownership0.3%
10 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced50.2%
1,947 households
Semi-detached26%
1,011 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.9%
462 households
Detached10.4%
405 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
31 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
22 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.7%
1,658 households
No cars or vans in household28.8%
1,118 households
2 cars or vans in household20.3%
787 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.2%
320 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.8%
2,282 households
2 bedrooms25.3%
984 households
4 or more bedrooms8.5%
329 households
1 bedroom7.4%
287 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
2,443 households
One-person household33.5%
1,300 households
Other household types3.7%
142 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,362 households
1 person in household33.5%
1,300 households
3 people in household16.7%
648 households
4 people in household10.6%
411 households
5 people in household3%
116 households
6 people in household0.9%
33 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.6%
1,414 residents
15–2917.1%
1,462 residents
30–4418.2%
1,555 residents
45–6428.3%
2,419 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,693 residents
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
8,386 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
65 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%
43 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
30 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
20 residents
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.7%
2,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.2%
1,283 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15%
1,057 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.6%
814 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
411 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.7%
3,499 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive49.1%
3,453 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.2%
85 residents aged 16 and over
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.8%
1,533 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.1%
1,135 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.7%
1,102 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
876 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.2%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.5%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.1%
431 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.6%
323 residents aged 16 and over
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.2%
3,350 residents
Good health30.5%
2,603 residents
Fair health18.8%
1,608 residents
Bad health8.7%
742 residents
Very bad health2.9%
244 residents
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.2%
6,170 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.8%
2,375 residents
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension33.5%
1,299 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.6%
1,264 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.7%
919 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions9.9%
386 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
14 households
Rhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg · 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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