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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000358

Ridgeway & Glasllwch

Ridgeway & Glasllwch is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,485 residents in Newport. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Newport
6,485

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,676

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,032.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

47.2%

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.

Mannamead & Hartley, Plymouth7,865 residents · 80.6% owned · 13.4% no carCheadle Hulme West, Stockport5,675 residents · 78.0% owned · 13.4% no carCheadle Hulme Orrishmere, Stockport7,841 residents · 81.4% owned · 13.3% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no carPoynton West, Cheshire East6,436 residents · 80.9% owned · 10.3% no carUpton West & Heath, Cheshire West and Chester10,001 residents · 76.0% owned · 14.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ridgeway & Glasllwch

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

Tenure

Owned81.1%
2,169 households
Private rented13.1%
350 households
Social rented5.6%
150 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached43.6%
1,167 households
Detached34.7%
928 households
Terraced7.8%
208 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement6.6%
178 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
129 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
48 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
10 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.3%
9 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household36.9%
988 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
949 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
373 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.7%
368 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.2%
1,103 households
3 bedrooms39%
1,045 households
2 bedrooms14.2%
381 households
1 bedroom5.6%
149 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.2%
1,800 households
One-person household27.1%
727 households
Other household types5.6%
151 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.8%
986 households
1 person in household27.2%
727 households
3 people in household15.7%
419 households
4 people in household13.6%
363 households
5 people in household4.3%
116 households
7 people in household1.1%
29 households
6 people in household1%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,007 residents
15–2914.9%
966 residents
30–4419.8%
1,286 residents
45–6427.2%
1,763 residents
65 and over22.5%
1,462 residents
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.8%
5,629 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
538 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
140 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
100 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
78 residents
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above47.2%
2,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.6%
791 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
699 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.5%
675 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.4%
345 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.9%
211 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
138 residents aged 16 and over
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.1%
3,147 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,172 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
94 residents aged 16 and over
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
1,428 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.3%
1,151 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
703 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
457 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations7.2%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.4%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.9%
317 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
229 residents aged 16 and over
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.7%
3,417 residents
Good health31.2%
2,024 residents
Fair health11.1%
722 residents
Bad health3.7%
239 residents
Very bad health1.3%
83 residents
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
5,430 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,056 residents
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.2%
1,557 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.1%
779 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.9%
292 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.6%
43 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Ridgeway & Glasllwch · 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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