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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000312

Caerphilly West

Caerphilly West is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,231 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
7,231

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,136

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,982.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

19.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

27.3%

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.

Moss Bank, St. Helens10,272 residents · 65.6% owned · 21.6% no carBynea & Llwynhendy, Carmarthenshire9,164 residents · 64.4% owned · 16.7% no carMoreton West, Wirral8,156 residents · 69.9% owned · 23.1% no carSutton Leach, St. Helens10,689 residents · 67.2% owned · 22.7% no carHaydock West, St. Helens5,798 residents · 68.3% owned · 21.4% no carBromborough North, Wirral6,484 residents · 69.4% owned · 21.5% 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 carPontllan-fraith, Caerphilly8,381 residents · 69.0% owned · 18.3% no carBedwas & Trethomas, Caerphilly6,767 residents · 70.2% owned · 20.0% no carCaerphilly East, Caerphilly9,773 residents · 60.0% owned · 25.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerphilly West

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

Tenure

Owned69.9%
2,193 households
Social rented19.8%
622 households
Private rented9.9%
310 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached52.6%
1,648 households
Terraced20.6%
647 households
Detached17.9%
560 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
256 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
14 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.1%
1,320 households
2 cars or vans in household28.9%
907 households
No cars or vans in household19.5%
610 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
298 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms58.9%
1,845 households
2 bedrooms18.2%
571 households
4 or more bedrooms15.2%
475 households
1 bedroom7.7%
242 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
2,079 households
One-person household29.4%
923 households
Other household types4.2%
133 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,121 households
1 person in household29.5%
923 households
3 people in household16.9%
531 households
4 people in household12.4%
388 households
5 people in household4%
124 households
6 people in household1.1%
36 households
7 people in household0.3%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.5%
1,190 residents
15–2916.3%
1,176 residents
30–4418.4%
1,327 residents
45–6426%
1,880 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,658 residents
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.7%
7,066 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
73 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
61 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
22 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above27.3%
1,630 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.9%
1,364 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
991 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.3%
910 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.9%
588 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
342 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
3,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.3%
2,584 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.6%
1,170 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.1%
840 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.8%
761 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.8%
585 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.5%
569 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
366 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
3,176 residents
Good health31.3%
2,262 residents
Fair health16%
1,155 residents
Bad health6.7%
483 residents
Very bad health2.1%
155 residents
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
5,498 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,733 residents
Caerphilly West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension43.3%
1,357 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
1,018 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.6%
584 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.5%
171 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Caerphilly West · 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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