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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000293

Bargoed

Bargoed is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,040 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
6,040

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,670

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,214.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.3%

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.

Tonypandy East, Rhondda Cynon Taf8,197 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.3% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carPenrhiw-ceibr, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,751 residents · 59.0% owned · 31.0% no carYstrad & Llwynypia, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,192 residents · 64.6% owned · 26.8% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carTylorstown, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,728 residents · 59.0% owned · 29.9% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Aberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bargoed

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

Tenure

Owned60.8%
1,624 households
Social rented19.6%
524 households
Private rented19.4%
519 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.8%
1,650 households
Semi-detached25.7%
687 households
Detached5.8%
154 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement2.9%
77 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2.1%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.2%
33 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.9%
1,172 households
No cars or vans in household27.5%
734 households
2 cars or vans in household21.3%
570 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.3%
196 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms62.1%
1,661 households
2 bedrooms25%
668 households
4 or more bedrooms7.7%
207 households
1 bedroom5.2%
139 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.9%
1,683 households
One-person household33.1%
885 households
Other household types4%
106 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33.6%
898 households
1 person in household33.1%
885 households
3 people in household17.1%
458 households
4 people in household10.6%
282 households
5 people in household4%
108 households
6 people in household1.1%
30 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.5%
1,116 residents
15–2917.8%
1,074 residents
30–4418.8%
1,137 residents
45–6425.1%
1,517 residents
65 and over19.8%
1,198 residents
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
5,915 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
65 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
41 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
6 residents
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications28.2%
1,376 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20.3%
988 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.4%
799 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.1%
783 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.7%
522 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.3%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
83 residents aged 16 and over
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
921 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.3%
746 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.5%
658 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.4%
651 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.8%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.6%
372 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.7%
2,457 residents
Good health31.3%
1,888 residents
Fair health17.3%
1,047 residents
Bad health8%
481 residents
Very bad health2.8%
168 residents
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.1%
4,417 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.9%
1,623 residents
Bargoed · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.1%
965 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
903 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
198 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Bargoed · 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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