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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000347

Caerleon

Caerleon is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,971 residents in Newport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newport
7,971

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,523

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

571.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

41.7%

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.

Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan8,216 residents · 80.0% owned · 12.8% no carCulcheth East & Hollins Green, Warrington6,483 residents · 78.1% owned · 14.1% no carUpper Stannington & Loxley, Sheffield7,618 residents · 82.5% owned · 15.2% no carCadoxton & Bryn-coch, Neath Port Talbot6,602 residents · 82.3% owned · 12.2% no carUpholland, West Lancashire7,570 residents · 76.3% owned · 14.1% no carAshby de la Zouch South, North West Leicestershire6,801 residents · 73.2% owned · 12.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Caerleon

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%
2,737 households
Private rented11.2%
394 households
Social rented10.6%
372 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0.2%
8 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached37%
1,303 households
Semi-detached33.7%
1,185 households
Terraced16.9%
594 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.2%
394 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
24 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
1,400 households
2 cars or vans in household32.8%
1,157 households
No cars or vans in household14%
493 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.4%
473 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms43.1%
1,519 households
4 or more bedrooms30.9%
1,090 households
2 bedrooms20.6%
724 households
1 bedroom5.4%
190 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.1%
2,329 households
One-person household30.5%
1,076 households
Other household types3.4%
119 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.9%
1,302 households
1 person in household30.5%
1,076 households
3 people in household15.9%
561 households
4 people in household12.8%
452 households
5 people in household3%
106 households
6 people in household0.6%
22 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.9%
1,184 residents
15–2914.7%
1,170 residents
30–4416.1%
1,281 residents
45–6429.2%
2,324 residents
65 and over25.2%
2,010 residents
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
7,671 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
114 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
102 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
45 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
39 residents
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above41.7%
2,800 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,062 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
940 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.4%
898 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
478 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.7%
380 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
151 residents aged 16 and over
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
3,703 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.2%
2,899 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
108 residents aged 16 and over
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.8%
1,731 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17%
1,141 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.3%
962 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.7%
587 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
561 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
432 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
344 residents aged 16 and over
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.4%
3,857 residents
Good health32.7%
2,609 residents
Fair health13.4%
1,070 residents
Bad health4.3%
339 residents
Very bad health1.2%
96 residents
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.8%
6,440 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.2%
1,533 residents
Caerleon · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension54.2%
1,909 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
1,137 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.4%
402 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
74 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Caerleon · 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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