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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000315

Bryn-mawr

Bryn-mawr is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,248 residents in Blaenau Gwent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blaenau Gwent
5,248

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,423

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

901.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

24.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.3%

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.

Pontypool, Torfaen8,870 residents · 63.1% owned · 20.7% no carPembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire9,657 residents · 56.5% owned · 22.1% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carMaesteg East, Bridgend7,174 residents · 67.5% owned · 25.1% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no carMilford Haven West, Pembrokeshire7,448 residents · 54.8% owned · 22.4% no car

Most similar within Blaenau Gwent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent8,078 residents · 59.7% owned · 24.7% no carAbertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carEbbw Vale South & Cwm, Blaenau Gwent8,131 residents · 61.3% owned · 23.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bryn-mawr

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

Tenure

Owned57.8%
1,400 households
Social rented24.7%
599 households
Private rented17.2%
416 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced38.5%
934 households
Semi-detached35.6%
862 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement12.7%
307 households
Detached10.5%
255 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
43 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
16 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.2%
1,023 households
2 cars or vans in household24.9%
604 households
No cars or vans in household24.1%
583 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.8%
213 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms50.8%
1,231 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
713 households
1 bedroom11.1%
268 households
4 or more bedrooms8.7%
211 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.1%
1,433 households
One-person household37.8%
916 households
Other household types3.1%
75 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household37.8%
916 households
2 people in household31.9%
772 households
3 people in household16.1%
390 households
4 people in household9.7%
235 households
5 people in household3.2%
78 households
6 people in household0.7%
18 households
7 people in household0.4%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
859 residents
15–2916.8%
879 residents
30–4417.2%
905 residents
45–6428.4%
1,488 residents
65 and over21.3%
1,116 residents
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
5,074 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
93 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
57 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
12 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
11 residents
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.1%
1,174 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.3%
1,008 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
688 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
114 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
2,385 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
1,872 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
75 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20%
868 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.3%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.2%
659 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.3%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.1%
481 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
325 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.7%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.2%
269 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
204 residents aged 16 and over
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,158 residents
Good health32.5%
1,703 residents
Fair health17.5%
917 residents
Bad health6.8%
359 residents
Very bad health2.1%
110 residents
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.7%
3,973 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.3%
1,275 residents
Bryn-mawr · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.3%
976 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.9%
796 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
482 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
162 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
7 households
Bryn-mawr · 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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