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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000311

Caerphilly East

Caerphilly East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,773 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
9,773

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,358

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,077.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.0%

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.

Meadowhead, Blackburn with Darwen7,278 residents · 60.5% owned · 29.6% no carEfford, Laira & Crabtree, Plymouth9,206 residents · 55.5% owned · 26.5% no carSilksworth, Sunderland6,689 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.4% no carGibbonsdown, Vale of Glamorgan9,352 residents · 56.1% owned · 25.7% no carPeterlee West, County Durham7,228 residents · 56.7% owned · 31.3% no carPontnewydd & Upper Cwmbran, Torfaen8,067 residents · 60.3% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Caerphilly

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llanbradach & Penyrheol, Caerphilly8,772 residents · 66.4% owned · 20.0% no carRisca East, Caerphilly6,143 residents · 68.4% owned · 20.8% no carCaerphilly West, Caerphilly7,231 residents · 69.9% owned · 19.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerphilly East

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

Tenure

Owned60%
2,616 households
Social rented26.2%
1,142 households
Private rented12.8%
556 households
Shared ownership0.9%
40 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.6%
1,640 households
Terraced34.5%
1,503 households
Detached16%
695 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.8%
471 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
21 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
19 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%
3 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.6%
1,858 households
No cars or vans in household25.7%
1,122 households
2 cars or vans in household24.2%
1,053 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%
325 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms52.1%
2,271 households
2 bedrooms29%
1,264 households
4 or more bedrooms11.5%
500 households
1 bedroom7.4%
323 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,845 households
One-person household31.3%
1,363 households
Other household types3.4%
150 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.5%
1,588 households
1 person in household31.3%
1,363 households
3 people in household16%
698 households
4 people in household11%
481 households
5 people in household3.9%
168 households
6 people in household1%
42 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.6%
1,816 residents
15–2916.1%
1,570 residents
30–4420.6%
2,010 residents
45–6424.7%
2,419 residents
65 and over20%
1,959 residents
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
9,446 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
150 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
137 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
26 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
11 residents
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.6%
1,929 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24%
1,885 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,351 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
445 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
245 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.5%
4,201 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.5%
3,492 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.7%
1,385 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.2%
1,190 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
1,118 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.1%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.9%
619 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.2%
566 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
439 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.2%
4,224 residents
Good health32.4%
3,164 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,540 residents
Bad health6.6%
641 residents
Very bad health2.1%
205 residents
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
7,396 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
2,377 residents
Caerphilly East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.6%
1,770 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.4%
1,500 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
812 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
271 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Caerphilly 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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