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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000307

Aber Valley

Aber Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,508 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
6,508

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,775

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

488.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.3%

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.

Abercynon, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,375 residents · 66.5% owned · 22.9% no carAberaman, Rhondda Cynon Taf10,012 residents · 64.3% owned · 26.6% no carEbbw Vale South & Cwm, Blaenau Gwent8,131 residents · 61.3% owned · 23.0% no carTonypandy West & Clydach Vale, Rhondda Cynon Taf6,337 residents · 67.0% owned · 25.6% no carBold & Clock Face, St. Helens10,854 residents · 58.2% owned · 21.9% no carBlaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Crosskeys South & Ynysddu, Caerphilly5,499 residents · 65.5% owned · 19.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aber Valley

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
1,719 households
Private rented19.1%
529 households
Social rented18.7%
519 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced54.9%
1,525 households
Semi-detached24.5%
681 households
Detached9%
250 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.7%
241 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
26 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.9%
26 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.1%
1,198 households
No cars or vans in household24.8%
689 households
2 cars or vans in household23.7%
659 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%
231 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms61.3%
1,701 households
2 bedrooms19.6%
544 households
4 or more bedrooms11.1%
309 households
1 bedroom8%
222 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.2%
1,809 households
One-person household31.2%
867 households
Other household types3.6%
99 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.9%
914 households
1 person in household31.2%
867 households
3 people in household16.8%
466 households
4 people in household11.7%
324 households
5 people in household5.5%
152 households
6 people in household1.2%
34 households
7 people in household0.5%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.6%
1,342 residents
15–2917.7%
1,149 residents
30–4420.9%
1,363 residents
45–6424.9%
1,620 residents
65 and over15.9%
1,032 residents
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,370 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
62 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%
56 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
7 residents
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.3%
1,387 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.3%
981 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
892 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.8%
853 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.6%
539 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
131 residents aged 16 and over
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.2%
2,902 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.6%
2,059 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
110 residents aged 16 and over
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.6%
995 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.4%
831 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.3%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.6%
637 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
564 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
367 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
268 residents aged 16 and over
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
2,856 residents
Good health32.2%
2,093 residents
Fair health15.5%
1,007 residents
Bad health6.5%
423 residents
Very bad health2%
129 residents
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77%
5,013 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23%
1,495 residents
Aber Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,089 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.8%
938 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.1%
197 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Aber Valley · 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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