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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000318

Blaina & Nantyglo

Blaina & Nantyglo is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,097 residents in Blaenau Gwent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blaenau Gwent
9,097

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,029

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

595

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.9%

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.

Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carAberbargoed & Gilfach, Caerphilly5,823 residents · 60.3% owned · 26.3% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no carNant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill, Bridgend7,981 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.2% no carBlaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws, Bridgend7,688 residents · 65.5% owned · 22.4% 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 carRassau & Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent6,622 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.8% no carEbbw Vale North & Glyncoed, Blaenau Gwent7,786 residents · 60.2% owned · 20.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Blaina & Nantyglo

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

Tenure

Owned59.2%
2,387 households
Social rented27.7%
1,115 households
Private rented12.9%
518 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced49.9%
2,012 households
Semi-detached27.9%
1,124 households
Detached13.4%
541 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.8%
272 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
26 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
16 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
16 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,674 households
2 cars or vans in household26.7%
1,078 households
No cars or vans in household21.4%
863 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.3%
415 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms59.6%
2,403 households
2 bedrooms23.2%
934 households
4 or more bedrooms9.9%
397 households
1 bedroom7.3%
295 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
2,632 households
One-person household31.5%
1,268 households
Other household types3.2%
128 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,438 households
1 person in household31.5%
1,268 households
3 people in household16.3%
658 households
4 people in household11.5%
463 households
5 people in household3.6%
147 households
6 people in household1.1%
46 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.3%
1,574 residents
15–2916.6%
1,508 residents
30–4418.1%
1,646 residents
45–6428.5%
2,593 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,772 residents
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.8%
8,898 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
93 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
80 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
13 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
12 residents
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications29.8%
2,211 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.9%
1,478 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
1,201 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
846 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
208 residents aged 16 and over
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.4%
3,962 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45%
3,343 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations20.3%
1,509 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.3%
1,212 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.1%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed12.9%
955 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
747 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
616 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.8%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.5%
411 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.7%
351 residents aged 16 and over
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health40.8%
3,715 residents
Good health32.3%
2,935 residents
Fair health17.2%
1,567 residents
Bad health7.2%
656 residents
Very bad health2.5%
224 residents
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act75.4%
6,861 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24.6%
2,236 residents
Blaina & Nantyglo · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension36.6%
1,475 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,331 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.5%
908 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.6%
307 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
9 households
Blaina & Nantyglo · 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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