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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000324

Abersychan

Abersychan is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,042 residents in Torfaen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torfaen
7,042

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,977

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

284.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

22.8%

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.

Ryhill & South Hiendley, Wakefield6,297 residents · 63.5% owned · 19.5% no carPyle, Kenfig Hill & Cefncribwr, Bridgend8,880 residents · 64.6% owned · 20.0% no carNewbridge, Caerphilly6,237 residents · 66.4% owned · 19.6% no carBolsover North & Shuttlewood, Bolsover7,045 residents · 60.4% owned · 21.2% no carRassau & Beaufort, Blaenau Gwent6,622 residents · 61.9% owned · 20.8% no carGlyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl, Rhondda Cynon Taf7,495 residents · 66.3% owned · 22.8% no car

Most similar within Torfaen

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Trefethin & Pen-y-garn, Torfaen7,342 residents · 53.2% owned · 24.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Abersychan

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

Tenure

Owned61.9%
1,842 households
Social rented28.7%
855 households
Private rented9.2%
273 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced36.4%
1,085 households
Semi-detached34.5%
1,027 households
Detached19.4%
579 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.6%
256 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
11 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
10 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
1,203 households
2 cars or vans in household29.9%
890 households
No cars or vans in household18.3%
544 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
339 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms55.8%
1,662 households
2 bedrooms27.5%
820 households
4 or more bedrooms12.1%
359 households
1 bedroom4.6%
138 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.5%
1,979 households
One-person household28.5%
847 households
Other household types5%
150 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.8%
1,035 households
1 person in household28.5%
848 households
3 people in household17.6%
524 households
4 people in household13.2%
394 households
5 people in household4.3%
127 households
6 people in household1.3%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.9%
1,329 residents
15–2917.8%
1,251 residents
30–4417.7%
1,248 residents
45–6426.9%
1,892 residents
65 and over18.8%
1,321 residents
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.4%
6,934 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%
57 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%
25 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Other ethnic group0.2%
14 residents
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications24.3%
1,365 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above22.8%
1,281 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
982 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.2%
908 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.3%
576 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
150 residents aged 16 and over
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.7%
3,064 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.9%
2,462 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.4%
80 residents aged 16 and over
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations18.9%
1,061 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.2%
908 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.4%
866 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
644 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
570 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
469 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.5%
421 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.8%
379 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health41.1%
2,893 residents
Good health34.2%
2,406 residents
Fair health16.1%
1,133 residents
Bad health6.6%
462 residents
Very bad health2.1%
148 residents
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.5%
5,244 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.5%
1,798 residents
Abersychan · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.2%
1,135 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.9%
1,037 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions20.6%
613 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.3%
187 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Abersychan · 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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