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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000335

Llantarnam & Oakfield

Llantarnam & Oakfield is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,534 residents in Torfaen. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Torfaen
7,534

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,219

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

684.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.7%

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 carHorwich East, Bolton6,478 residents · 71.2% owned · 16.1% no carBrackla East & Coychurch Lower, Bridgend5,748 residents · 76.5% owned · 10.5% no carCaerleon, Newport7,971 residents · 77.7% owned · 14.0% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carEccleston Park, St. Helens6,574 residents · 81.4% owned · 14.1% no car

Most similar within Torfaen

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Hollybush & Henllys, Torfaen6,585 residents · 74.6% owned · 12.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Llantarnam & Oakfield

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

Tenure

Owned76.9%
2,475 households
Social rented14.4%
463 households
Private rented8.1%
262 households
Shared ownership0.5%
16 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.4%
1,297 households
Terraced25.9%
831 households
Semi-detached25.8%
829 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.9%
223 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
22 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37.3%
1,200 households
2 cars or vans in household35.1%
1,131 households
No cars or vans in household14.1%
454 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.5%
434 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
1,418 households
4 or more bedrooms31.4%
1,009 households
2 bedrooms18.3%
588 households
1 bedroom6.3%
202 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.3%
2,196 households
One-person household27.2%
876 households
Other household types4.5%
144 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37.6%
1,211 households
1 person in household27.2%
875 households
3 people in household17.7%
570 households
4 people in household13%
419 households
5 people in household3.3%
106 households
6 people in household0.7%
22 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.1%
1,217 residents
15–2915.3%
1,151 residents
30–4418.6%
1,400 residents
45–6427.5%
2,074 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,694 residents
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.7%
7,057 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
273 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%
115 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
46 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
41 residents
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.7%
2,291 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.2%
1,009 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.5%
845 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.5%
532 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.2%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
200 residents aged 16 and over
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)57.7%
3,598 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41%
2,560 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
81 residents aged 16 and over
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.5%
1,528 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.4%
897 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.4%
713 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
688 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
362 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.5%
278 residents aged 16 and over
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
3,640 residents
Good health33.1%
2,491 residents
Fair health12.8%
967 residents
Bad health4.1%
311 residents
Very bad health1.6%
124 residents
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.5%
6,066 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.5%
1,468 residents
Llantarnam & Oakfield · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.4%
1,653 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.2%
1,036 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.1%
422 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
103 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Llantarnam & Oakfield · 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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