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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000298

Blackwood

Blackwood is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,145 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
7,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,021

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,958.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

26.6%

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.

Treharris & Trelewis, Merthyr Tydfil8,681 residents · 72.9% owned · 17.2% no carBeddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carGriffithstown & Sebastopol, Torfaen7,482 residents · 74.0% owned · 13.7% no carWindle & Denton's Green, St. Helens9,077 residents · 71.8% owned · 19.3% no carEastham, Wirral8,129 residents · 73.7% owned · 18.8% no carCefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, Merthyr Tydfil8,331 residents · 76.9% owned · 15.9% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oakdale & Pen-twyn, Caerphilly9,520 residents · 74.4% owned · 14.1% no carHengoed & Maesycwmer, Caerphilly7,931 residents · 70.9% owned · 16.8% no carPontllan-fraith, Caerphilly8,381 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.3% no carYstrad Mynach & Nelson, Caerphilly9,958 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blackwood

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

Tenure

Owned73.9%
2,232 households
Social rented13.6%
411 households
Private rented12.2%
368 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36.2%
1,094 households
Terraced33%
997 households
Detached26.3%
794 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.1%
93 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
19 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
18 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,224 households
2 cars or vans in household30.3%
915 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
492 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.9%
389 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.5%
1,827 households
2 bedrooms17.8%
539 households
4 or more bedrooms17.6%
531 households
1 bedroom4.1%
123 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70%
2,115 households
One-person household26.5%
800 households
Other household types3.5%
106 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,082 households
1 person in household26.5%
800 households
3 people in household19.6%
592 households
4 people in household13.6%
410 households
5 people in household3.2%
97 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,181 residents
15–2917.6%
1,256 residents
30–4418.2%
1,300 residents
45–6427.5%
1,968 residents
65 and over20.2%
1,443 residents
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98%
7,006 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%
79 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%
43 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above26.6%
1,561 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.1%
1,296 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.4%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
887 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
582 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.4%
3,365 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.9%
2,398 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
104 residents aged 16 and over
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.1%
1,179 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.9%
872 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.1%
767 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
573 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.7%
512 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
439 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
437 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
361 residents aged 16 and over
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
3,228 residents
Good health33.3%
2,376 residents
Fair health14.5%
1,036 residents
Bad health5.2%
375 residents
Very bad health1.8%
130 residents
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3%
5,594 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.7%
1,551 residents
Blackwood · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension45.9%
1,386 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
991 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17.2%
519 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.9%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Blackwood · 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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