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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000301

Hengoed & Maesycwmer

Hengoed & Maesycwmer is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,931 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
7,931

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,263

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

826.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

70.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.4%

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.

Tonyrefail West, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,173 residents · 70.9% owned · 18.5% no carBeddau & Tyn-y-nant, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,738 residents · 73.3% owned · 15.2% no carTreharris & Trelewis, Merthyr Tydfil8,681 residents · 72.9% owned · 17.2% no carSarn, Bryn-coch & Bryncethin, Bridgend6,499 residents · 67.2% owned · 18.6% no carBynea & Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire9,164 residents · 64.4% owned · 16.7% no carLeasowe, Wirral7,046 residents · 68.9% owned · 18.6% 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 carBlackwood, Caerphilly7,145 residents · 73.9% owned · 16.3% no carLlanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hengoed & Maesycwmer

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

Tenure

Owned70.9%
2,313 households
Social rented18.4%
602 households
Private rented10.5%
344 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.1%
1,898 households
Detached22.6%
739 households
Terraced14.8%
483 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
125 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.2%
5 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
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.7%
1,362 households
2 cars or vans in household30.6%
998 households
No cars or vans in household16.8%
549 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.9%
355 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.1%
2,057 households
4 or more bedrooms18.1%
592 households
2 bedrooms14.9%
487 households
1 bedroom3.9%
126 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.4%
2,298 households
One-person household25.3%
827 households
Other household types4.3%
139 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
1,135 households
1 person in household25.4%
829 households
3 people in household19.3%
631 households
4 people in household15%
488 households
5 people in household4.2%
138 households
6 people in household1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.2%
1,446 residents
15–2917.9%
1,418 residents
30–4420.7%
1,645 residents
45–6426.5%
2,100 residents
65 and over16.7%
1,322 residents
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.5%
7,731 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
100 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
58 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.4%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.4%
1,433 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,123 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
969 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
595 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
300 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
161 residents aged 16 and over
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.7%
3,757 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.5%
2,529 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18.6%
1,188 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,003 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
805 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.5%
800 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.9%
633 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.7%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.7%
492 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
357 residents aged 16 and over
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.4%
3,601 residents
Good health31.6%
2,506 residents
Fair health14.6%
1,157 residents
Bad health6.3%
501 residents
Very bad health2.1%
166 residents
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.5%
6,146 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.5%
1,785 residents
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.8%
1,429 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.4%
1,059 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
602 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.1%
168 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Hengoed & Maesycwmer · 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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