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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000314

Rassau & Beaufort

Rassau & Beaufort is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,622 residents in Blaenau Gwent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blaenau Gwent
6,622

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,931

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

802

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

20.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.0%

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.

Pyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carNewbridge, Caerphilly6,237 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.6% no carHaydock East, St. Helens5,765 residents · 63.3% owned · 23.5% no carRyhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carTrefethin & Pen-y-garn, Torfaen7,342 residents · 53.2% owned · 24.9% no carDafen & Felin-foel, Carmarthenshire5,195 residents · 61.5% owned · 20.0% no car

Most similar within Blaenau Gwent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Sirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no carEbbw Vale North & Glyncoed, Blaenau Gwent7,786 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rassau & Beaufort

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
1,813 households
Social rented29%
851 households
Private rented8.8%
258 households
Lives rent free0.2%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.3%
1,210 households
Terraced31.2%
914 households
Detached20.6%
602 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.1%
179 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42%
1,231 households
2 cars or vans in household26.5%
776 households
No cars or vans in household20.8%
608 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
315 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.6%
1,746 households
2 bedrooms25.5%
747 households
4 or more bedrooms9.7%
283 households
1 bedroom5.2%
153 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.9%
1,932 households
One-person household29.8%
872 households
Other household types4.3%
126 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,100 households
1 person in household29.8%
872 households
3 people in household17.8%
521 households
4 people in household10%
294 households
5 people in household3.9%
113 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.3%
9 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,113 residents
15–2915.4%
1,021 residents
30–4417.1%
1,130 residents
45–6427.8%
1,839 residents
65 and over22.9%
1,517 residents
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.6%
6,468 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
64 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
63 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications25.8%
1,407 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23%
1,255 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.5%
896 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
528 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.2%
392 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
172 residents aged 16 and over
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)51.5%
2,804 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.2%
2,568 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
73 residents aged 16 and over
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.8%
1,026 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
942 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
829 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.8%
588 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.7%
584 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.7%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.7%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.3%
342 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.2%
2,727 residents
Good health32.6%
2,158 residents
Fair health17%
1,126 residents
Bad health6.7%
446 residents
Very bad health2.5%
167 residents
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.2%
4,981 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.8%
1,643 residents
Rassau & Beaufort · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.2%
1,150 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.2%
1,032 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19%
556 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.4%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Rassau & Beaufort · 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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