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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000294

North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham

North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,601 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
5,601

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,416

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

301.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

72.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Llandybie & Saron, Carmarthenshire8,653 residents · 72.4% owned · 13.7% no carWingate & Castle Eden, County Durham7,362 residents · 66.2% owned · 18.8% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carMaesteg West, Garth & Llangynwyd, Bridgend6,174 residents · 76.5% owned · 18.2% no carLlan-non, Cross Hands & Pen-y-groes, Carmarthenshire8,420 residents · 75.5% owned · 10.6% no carAbersychan, Torfaen7,042 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% no carNewbridge, Caerphilly6,237 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.6% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham

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

Tenure

Owned72.8%
1,759 households
Social rented16%
386 households
Private rented10.7%
259 households
Shared ownership0.5%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached47.9%
1,158 households
Terraced26.2%
633 households
Detached23.1%
559 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement1.7%
41 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,017 households
2 cars or vans in household28.1%
679 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
383 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
337 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.1%
1,427 households
2 bedrooms21.2%
511 households
4 or more bedrooms17.1%
414 households
1 bedroom2.6%
63 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.5%
1,634 households
One-person household27.8%
673 households
Other household types4.6%
112 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household38.3%
925 households
1 person in household27.9%
673 households
3 people in household17.3%
418 households
4 people in household12.4%
299 households
5 people in household2.9%
70 households
6 people in household0.8%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
835 residents
15–2915.8%
887 residents
30–4416.4%
918 residents
45–6428.8%
1,612 residents
65 and over24.1%
1,352 residents
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.5%
5,518 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
40 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
27 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
10 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
7 residents
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications23.7%
1,117 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16%
753 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
694 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
131 residents aged 16 and over
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
2,462 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.5%
2,193 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
61 residents aged 16 and over
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.1%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
716 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.3%
627 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
525 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.4%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
445 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
425 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
241 residents aged 16 and over
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.3%
2,422 residents
Good health32.8%
1,838 residents
Fair health15.2%
850 residents
Bad health6.2%
348 residents
Very bad health2.5%
142 residents
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.1%
4,208 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.9%
1,392 residents
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.9%
1,062 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.1%
776 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.9%
458 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
North Blackwood, Argoed & Markham · 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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