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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000334

Hollybush & Henllys

Hollybush & Henllys is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,585 residents in Torfaen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torfaen
6,585

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,811

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

507.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

74.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

30.9%

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.

Moss Side, South Ribble5,051 residents · 74.7% owned · 12.9% no carClowne & Barlborough, Bolsover9,752 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.2% no carPen-prysg, Hendre & Felindre, Bridgend10,011 residents · 77.0% owned · 12.7% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carKimberley North & Watnall, Broxtowe9,160 residents · 74.7% owned · 16.1% no carBedlington Town, Northumberland8,477 residents · 71.9% owned · 16.6% no car

Most similar within Torfaen

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llantarnam & Oakfield, Torfaen7,534 residents · 76.9% owned · 14.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Hollybush & Henllys

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

Tenure

Owned74.6%
2,096 households
Social rented17.3%
485 households
Private rented7.9%
221 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached38.7%
1,088 households
Terraced30.6%
862 households
Semi-detached23.9%
672 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
158 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,105 households
2 cars or vans in household34.3%
963 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
391 households
No cars or vans in household12.5%
350 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.3%
1,216 households
4 or more bedrooms32.4%
910 households
2 bedrooms18.7%
525 households
1 bedroom5.7%
159 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.6%
1,984 households
One-person household25.5%
716 households
Other household types3.9%
110 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.3%
1,106 households
1 person in household25.5%
716 households
3 people in household17.6%
494 households
4 people in household12.5%
350 households
5 people in household3.7%
105 households
6 people in household1.1%
32 households
7 people in household0.2%
5 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.6%
1,026 residents
15–2915.3%
1,009 residents
30–4417.8%
1,175 residents
45–6429.2%
1,926 residents
65 and over22%
1,451 residents
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.7%
6,366 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
118 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
73 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
20 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
9 residents
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above30.9%
1,697 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.5%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.1%
996 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%
518 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
3,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,251 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.7%
1,192 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.9%
765 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.4%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.9%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.4%
624 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.1%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.5%
356 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
348 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
2,979 residents
Good health34.3%
2,259 residents
Fair health14.1%
931 residents
Bad health5%
328 residents
Very bad health1.4%
89 residents
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.1%
5,273 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.9%
1,312 residents
Hollybush & Henllys · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.8%
1,371 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
923 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.8%
415 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.4%
96 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Hollybush & Henllys · 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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