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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000313

Caerphilly South

Caerphilly South is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,624 residents in Caerphilly. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Caerphilly
10,624

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,464

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,167.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

78.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.6%

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.

Pye Corner & Graig, Newport6,982 residents · 72.9% owned · 13.1% no carPenistone, Barnsley10,541 residents · 74.3% owned · 13.4% no carPont-y-clun & Llanharry, Rhondda Cynon Taf11,459 residents · 77.1% owned · 10.2% no carHolystone & Benton, North Tyneside9,896 residents · 74.2% owned · 21.6% no carLlandough & Cogan, Vale of Glamorgan8,997 residents · 74.3% owned · 16.3% no carChorley West, Chorley11,326 residents · 71.1% owned · 13.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerphilly South

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

Tenure

Owned78.1%
3,487 households
Private rented12.9%
578 households
Social rented8.8%
391 households
Shared ownership0.2%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached34.3%
1,533 households
Detached32.1%
1,431 households
Terraced22.5%
1,004 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement9.5%
422 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.8%
37 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.1%
1,837 households
2 cars or vans in household33.7%
1,504 households
No cars or vans in household15%
669 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.2%
455 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.4%
2,204 households
4 or more bedrooms25.9%
1,154 households
2 bedrooms19.1%
853 households
1 bedroom5.6%
252 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.8%
3,072 households
One-person household27.8%
1,243 households
Other household types3.4%
150 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.1%
1,565 households
1 person in household27.9%
1,243 households
3 people in household17.1%
763 households
4 people in household15.5%
690 households
5 people in household3.5%
156 households
6 people in household0.9%
38 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,904 residents
15–2915.6%
1,658 residents
30–4420.3%
2,161 residents
45–6427.4%
2,908 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,993 residents
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.4%
10,237 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
187 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
158 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
26 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
14 residents
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.6%
3,231 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.9%
1,277 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14%
1,205 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
700 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
437 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
186 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.8%
5,306 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.3%
3,117 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
164 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.6%
2,197 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
1,311 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations15.2%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.4%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.5%
645 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.3%
542 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
489 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
447 residents aged 16 and over
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51.2%
5,439 residents
Good health31%
3,288 residents
Fair health12.7%
1,346 residents
Bad health4%
422 residents
Very bad health1.2%
128 residents
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.5%
8,657 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.5%
1,966 residents
Caerphilly South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55%
2,456 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.5%
1,359 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12%
534 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
109 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Caerphilly South · 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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