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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000322

Abertillery South & Llanhilleth

Abertillery South & Llanhilleth is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,665 residents in Blaenau Gwent. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Blaenau Gwent
6,665

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,152

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

571.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

59.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

23.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.2%

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.

Stanley West & Annfield Plain, County Durham7,827 residents · 55.7% owned · 32.5% no carCatchgate & Dipton, County Durham7,683 residents · 52.9% owned · 29.6% no carShildon, County Durham10,420 residents · 53.9% owned · 33.0% no carCoundon North, County Durham7,235 residents · 52.3% owned · 28.3% no carMountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,249 residents · 66.4% owned · 26.6% no carNew Tredegar & Darren Valley, Caerphilly7,087 residents · 62.9% owned · 27.2% no car

Most similar within Blaenau Gwent

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Abertillery North & Cwmtillery, Blaenau Gwent8,611 residents · 60.1% owned · 25.8% no carTredegar & Georgetown, Blaenau Gwent8,078 residents · 59.7% owned · 24.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abertillery South & Llanhilleth

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

Tenure

Owned59%
1,861 households
Private rented21.7%
685 households
Social rented19.2%
604 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced61.7%
1,945 households
Semi-detached20.6%
649 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.2%
258 households
Detached7.3%
229 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
36 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.6%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,440 households
No cars or vans in household23.6%
744 households
2 cars or vans in household22.9%
721 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.9%
248 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.2%
1,614 households
2 bedrooms37%
1,166 households
4 or more bedrooms6.1%
193 households
1 bedroom5.7%
179 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.7%
1,913 households
One-person household36.1%
1,139 households
Other household types3.2%
101 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.1%
1,139 households
2 people in household34.9%
1,101 households
3 people in household16%
503 households
4 people in household8.9%
282 households
5 people in household3.2%
100 households
6 people in household0.6%
18 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516%
1,064 residents
15–2916.6%
1,105 residents
30–4419.7%
1,310 residents
45–6427.9%
1,860 residents
65 and over19.9%
1,325 residents
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.9%
6,523 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
74 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.7%
49 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
10 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
5 residents
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications30%
1,661 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.2%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.7%
870 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
815 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.8%
650 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.8%
320 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.7%
2,973 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.8%
2,481 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations24%
1,328 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations17.1%
948 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.6%
699 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.3%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.1%
560 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.3%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.2%
397 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.1%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
234 residents aged 16 and over
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health37.4%
2,490 residents
Good health34.1%
2,270 residents
Fair health18.3%
1,222 residents
Bad health7.8%
517 residents
Very bad health2.5%
166 residents
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.4%
4,827 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.6%
1,838 residents
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,080 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension34.2%
1,078 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23%
726 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.3%
262 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Abertillery South & Llanhilleth · 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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