Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000295

Oakdale & Pen-twyn

Oakdale & Pen-twyn is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,520 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly

9,520

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

616

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.0%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Oakdale & Pen-twyn

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

Tenure

Owned74.4%

2,925 households

Social rented14.2%

559 households

Private rented10.8%

423 households

Shared ownership0.6%

23 households

Lives rent free0%

1 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.9%

1,649 households

Terraced32.6%

1,281 households

Detached21.7%

853 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3%

117 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%

14 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%

11 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%

5 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

1 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%

1,560 households

2 cars or vans in household33.4%

1,311 households

No cars or vans in household14.1%

556 households

3 or more cars or vans in household12.8%

504 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61%

2,398 households

4 or more bedrooms18.3%

721 households

2 bedrooms17%

670 households

1 bedroom3.6%

142 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household71.2%

2,796 households

One-person household25.6%

1,005 households

Other household types3.3%

128 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%

1,424 households

1 person in household25.6%

1,006 households

3 people in household18.3%

719 households

4 people in household14.2%

559 households

5 people in household4.2%

165 households

6 people in household0.9%

35 households

7 people in household0.4%

17 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

6 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518%

1,710 residents

15–2916.4%

1,559 residents

30–4419%

1,813 residents

45–6427.2%

2,585 residents

65 and over19.4%

1,851 residents

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%

9,372 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%

82 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%

45 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%

11 residents

Other ethnic group0.1%

11 residents

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26%

1,994 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications22.8%

1,746 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications17.1%

1,308 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications15.6%

1,195 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%

797 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship5.4%

416 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications2.8%

215 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.6%

4,497 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive39.8%

3,054 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.6%

122 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.9%

1,372 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations17.4%

1,332 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations13.6%

1,047 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations12.7%

974 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%

728 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%

644 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.7%

594 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%

563 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students5.5%

419 residents aged 16 and over

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46%

4,383 residents

Good health32.1%

3,058 residents

Fair health14.8%

1,412 residents

Bad health5.2%

496 residents

Very bad health1.8%

169 residents

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.9%

7,507 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act21.1%

2,013 residents

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.9%

1,766 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.8%

1,367 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions16.4%

643 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions3.8%

151 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Oakdale & Pen-twyn · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area W02000295

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Oakdale & Pen-twyn

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Oakdale & Pen-twyn

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Source and date are part of the record.