Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000305

Risca East

Risca East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,143 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly

6,143

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,738

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,236.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

68.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Risca East

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

Tenure

Owned68.4%

1,874 households

Social rented20.6%

563 households

Private rented10.4%

286 households

Shared ownership0.5%

15 households

Lives rent free0%

0 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached50.8%

1,391 households

Terraced31.3%

856 households

Detached10.6%

289 households

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.2%

198 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%

2 households

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

1 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0%

0 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.5%

1,165 households

2 cars or vans in household26.5%

727 households

No cars or vans in household20.8%

571 households

3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%

277 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.7%

1,526 households

2 bedrooms27.7%

760 households

4 or more bedrooms11.6%

319 households

1 bedroom5%

137 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.8%

1,750 households

One-person household32%

878 households

Other household types4.2%

114 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.6%

946 households

1 person in household32.1%

878 households

3 people in household17.3%

475 households

4 people in household11.2%

308 households

5 people in household3.4%

94 households

6 people in household0.9%

24 households

7 people in household0.3%

8 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

5 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.9%

1,040 residents

15–2916.6%

1,017 residents

30–4419.1%

1,173 residents

45–6427.2%

1,668 residents

65 and over20.2%

1,243 residents

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%

5,998 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%

79 residents

Other ethnic group0.4%

24 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%

22 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%

22 residents

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.2%

1,218 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications21.6%

1,088 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications16.7%

840 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications16.1%

810 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.2%

613 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship6.1%

306 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3.1%

158 residents aged 16 and over

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.3%

2,880 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive41.4%

2,082 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student1.3%

67 residents aged 16 and over

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.1%

959 residents aged 16 and over

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%

871 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations15.5%

778 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations14%

705 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.1%

407 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%

405 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.8%

341 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%

326 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students4.8%

240 residents aged 16 and over

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.3%

2,538 residents

Good health34.3%

2,107 residents

Fair health16.7%

1,026 residents

Bad health6.1%

377 residents

Very bad health1.5%

95 residents

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.3%

4,685 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act23.7%

1,458 residents

Risca East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%

1,144 households

Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%

956 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions19%

521 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.2%

114 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%

4 households

Risca East · 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 W02000305

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Risca East

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 Risca East

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.