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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000316

Sirhowy

Sirhowy is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,660 residents in Blaenau Gwent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blaenau Gwent
6,660

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,937

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

380.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

22.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.1%

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.

St Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carAbersychan, Torfaen7,042 residents · 61.9% owned · 18.3% no car

Most similar within Blaenau Gwent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rassau & Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent6,622 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.8% no carBlaina & Nantyglo, Blaenau Gwent9,097 residents · 59.2% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Sirhowy

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
1,790 households
Social rented30.1%
884 households
Private rented8.7%
256 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.1%
1,353 households
Terraced30.8%
903 households
Detached17.9%
526 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.4%
129 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.5%
1,190 households
2 cars or vans in household26.4%
777 households
No cars or vans in household22.3%
655 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.8%
317 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60%
1,762 households
2 bedrooms24%
705 households
4 or more bedrooms12.8%
377 households
1 bedroom3.2%
93 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.6%
1,954 households
One-person household29.7%
871 households
Other household types3.8%
111 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
1,063 households
1 person in household29.7%
871 households
3 people in household17.7%
520 households
4 people in household11.9%
349 households
5 people in household3.4%
101 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.4%
1,091 residents
15–2915.9%
1,062 residents
30–4417.8%
1,187 residents
45–6428.5%
1,896 residents
65 and over21.4%
1,425 residents
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,526 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
60 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%
50 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
16 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
11 residents
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.3%
1,615 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.1%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
826 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.7%
811 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
555 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.1%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
148 residents aged 16 and over
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52%
2,865 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.3%
2,552 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
95 residents aged 16 and over
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19%
1,050 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.5%
911 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.8%
818 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.2%
673 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.3%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
465 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
433 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.8%
318 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
274 residents aged 16 and over
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.5%
2,695 residents
Good health32%
2,134 residents
Fair health16.4%
1,089 residents
Bad health8.4%
558 residents
Very bad health2.8%
184 residents
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.4%
4,955 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.6%
1,705 residents
Sirhowy · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.2%
1,091 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
971 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.9%
643 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.7%
227 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Sirhowy · 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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