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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000349

Bettws

Bettws is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,295 residents in Newport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newport
8,295

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,453

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,615.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

47.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

34.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.8%

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.

Derbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carTrefethin & Pen-y-garn, Torfaen7,342 residents · 53.2% owned · 24.9% no carKimberworth Park, Rotherham7,207 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.8% no carPorth West, Rhondda Cynon Taf5,450 residents · 61.2% owned · 29.2% no carRift House & Summerhill, Hartlepool6,473 residents · 53.8% owned · 34.2% no carBloxwich North West, Walsall7,420 residents · 49.5% owned · 31.5% no car

Most similar within Newport

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ringland, Newport5,269 residents · 47.4% owned · 36.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Bettws

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

Tenure

Owned47.7%
1,646 households
Social rented38.6%
1,334 households
Private rented12.1%
417 households
Shared ownership1.1%
39 households
Lives rent free0.5%
17 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.3%
1,463 households
Semi-detached30.5%
1,055 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20%
690 households
Detached6.3%
216 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household38.9%
1,344 households
No cars or vans in household34.5%
1,192 households
2 cars or vans in household19.7%
679 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
239 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms63.1%
2,182 households
2 bedrooms18.9%
652 households
1 bedroom9.8%
338 households
4 or more bedrooms8.2%
285 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.3%
2,185 households
One-person household30.7%
1,060 households
Other household types6%
208 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household31.3%
1,080 households
1 person in household30.7%
1,060 households
3 people in household19.4%
671 households
4 people in household12.4%
428 households
5 people in household3.9%
133 households
6 people in household1.1%
38 households
8 or more people in household1.1%
37 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520%
1,659 residents
15–2919.5%
1,621 residents
30–4419.7%
1,638 residents
45–6424.7%
2,047 residents
65 and over16%
1,330 residents
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
7,786 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2%
170 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
158 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.3%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
76 residents
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31%
2,029 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.8%
1,234 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.8%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.3%
938 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.5%
750 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.4%
356 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
209 residents aged 16 and over
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.6%
3,447 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.5%
2,977 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.9%
126 residents aged 16 and over
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations21.1%
1,383 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.5%
1,208 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
815 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.1%
724 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.6%
435 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
406 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.5%
358 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4.8%
315 residents aged 16 and over
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health39.9%
3,312 residents
Good health33.1%
2,746 residents
Fair health16.6%
1,375 residents
Bad health8.3%
686 residents
Very bad health2.1%
175 residents
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.3%
6,084 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.7%
2,212 residents
Bettws · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension33%
1,140 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.9%
1,135 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions23.9%
827 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions10%
344 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
9 households
Bettws · 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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