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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000367

Lisvane

Lisvane is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,096 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,096

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,525

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

705.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

85.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.6%

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.

Balsall Common, Solihull8,265 residents · 84.1% owned · 7.7% no carKnowle, Solihull9,730 residents · 83.6% owned · 9.8% no carSutton Coldfield North & Park, Birmingham9,686 residents · 82.4% owned · 12.4% no carBramhall North East, Stockport6,667 residents · 86.2% owned · 7.1% no carBramhall South & Woodford, Stockport6,260 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.5% no carDorridge, Solihull9,846 residents · 85.5% owned · 8.8% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Creigiau, Pentyrch & St Fagans, Cardiff7,901 residents · 85.0% owned · 6.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Lisvane

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

Tenure

Owned85.9%
2,169 households
Private rented11.7%
295 households
Social rented2.1%
53 households
Shared ownership0.3%
8 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached64.7%
1,633 households
Semi-detached13.2%
333 households
Terraced12.9%
325 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.4%
212 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
3 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.1%
988 households
1 car or van in household37.6%
951 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.2%
384 households
No cars or vans in household8%
203 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms58.2%
1,469 households
3 bedrooms20.7%
523 households
2 bedrooms18.1%
456 households
1 bedroom3.1%
78 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.6%
1,837 households
One-person household23.7%
599 households
Other household types3.7%
93 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.2%
1,014 households
1 person in household23.6%
597 households
3 people in household17.5%
441 households
4 people in household14.3%
360 households
5 people in household3.6%
92 households
6 people in household0.6%
16 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
8 or more people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
905 residents
15–2914.4%
877 residents
30–4415.3%
935 residents
45–6429.4%
1,790 residents
65 and over26.1%
1,589 residents
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White90.2%
5,499 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
300 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
153 residents
Other ethnic group1.7%
101 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
41 residents
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.6%
2,802 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.7%
705 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
654 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications7.9%
404 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.8%
295 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
112 residents aged 16 and over
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.2%
2,881 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive42%
2,156 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
93 residents aged 16 and over
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.6%
1,414 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.1%
1,390 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.2%
677 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
337 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.1%
312 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4%
203 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.5%
180 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.3%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
3,362 residents
Good health30.7%
1,869 residents
Fair health10.4%
632 residents
Bad health3%
180 residents
Very bad health0.8%
51 residents
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.3%
5,135 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.7%
958 residents
Lisvane · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63%
1,591 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.5%
745 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions6.5%
163 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
26 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Lisvane · 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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