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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000338

Gilwern & Llanfoist

Gilwern & Llanfoist is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,520 residents in Monmouthshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Monmouthshire
8,520

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,709

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

151.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.6%

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.

Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton, Stafford7,173 residents · 77.9% owned · 8.7% no carBilsthorpe & Farnsfield, Newark and Sherwood9,284 residents · 75.9% owned · 10.1% no carCrich, Holloway & Wingfield, Amber Valley6,033 residents · 77.2% owned · 9.6% no carWinthorpe, Coddington & Collingham, Newark and Sherwood7,580 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.2% no carHanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley, Shropshire8,234 residents · 73.5% owned · 10.4% no carMadeley & Betley, Newcastle-under-Lyme5,168 residents · 74.0% owned · 13.5% no car

Most similar within Monmouthshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Usk, Goytre & Llangybi Fawr, Monmouthshire8,313 residents · 78.2% owned · 8.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gilwern & Llanfoist

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

Tenure

Owned77.3%
2,867 households
Social rented11.9%
443 households
Private rented10.3%
381 households
Shared ownership0.5%
18 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.8%
1,996 households
Semi-detached27.6%
1,025 households
Terraced12.1%
447 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.3%
198 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
18 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
11 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household37%
1,371 households
2 cars or vans in household36.9%
1,369 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.4%
571 households
No cars or vans in household10.7%
398 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms42.6%
1,581 households
4 or more bedrooms33.3%
1,235 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
683 households
1 bedroom5.7%
210 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
2,549 households
One-person household27.8%
1,032 households
Other household types3.5%
128 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.1%
1,486 households
1 person in household27.8%
1,032 households
3 people in household16.8%
622 households
4 people in household10.9%
403 households
5 people in household3.4%
127 households
6 people in household0.8%
29 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,269 residents
15–2912%
1,026 residents
30–4415.9%
1,351 residents
45–6429.4%
2,508 residents
65 and over27.8%
2,366 residents
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.3%
8,289 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
104 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
87 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
27 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%
10 residents
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.6%
2,984 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,108 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.8%
1,060 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
932 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7%
504 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
384 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
206 residents aged 16 and over
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53%
3,809 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
3,282 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
91 residents aged 16 and over
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.3%
1,820 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.9%
1,144 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12%
864 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.9%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
774 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
642 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
461 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.4%
388 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
303 residents aged 16 and over
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
4,024 residents
Good health32.4%
2,757 residents
Fair health14.1%
1,201 residents
Bad health5.1%
431 residents
Very bad health1.3%
107 residents
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.3%
6,753 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.7%
1,767 residents
Gilwern & Llanfoist · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
1,894 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.2%
1,267 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.1%
450 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.6%
95 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Gilwern & Llanfoist · 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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