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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000372

Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth

Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,286 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
8,286

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,337

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,191.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

57.4%

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.

Godalming South, Waverley7,387 residents · 76.1% owned · 10.8% no carHorsell, Woking9,225 residents · 77.3% owned · 10.9% no carEpsom Downs & Common, Epsom and Ewell9,056 residents · 83.5% owned · 9.0% no carBramhall South & Woodford, Stockport6,260 residents · 88.7% owned · 8.5% no carClaygate, Elmbridge7,263 residents · 80.2% owned · 9.3% no carTwyford West & Charvil, Wokingham9,273 residents · 75.8% owned · 8.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth

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

Tenure

Owned83.5%
2,785 households
Private rented10.9%
363 households
Social rented5.5%
185 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached53.2%
1,774 households
Semi-detached22.6%
755 households
Terraced12.9%
431 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.2%
340 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
26 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household41.3%
1,379 households
1 car or van in household38.5%
1,284 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12%
402 households
No cars or vans in household8.2%
272 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms49.1%
1,639 households
3 bedrooms30.8%
1,027 households
2 bedrooms16.6%
554 households
1 bedroom3.5%
117 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household73.9%
2,465 households
One-person household23%
767 households
Other household types3.1%
105 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.7%
1,190 households
1 person in household23%
767 households
3 people in household19%
635 households
4 people in household17.4%
582 households
5 people in household4%
135 households
6 people in household0.6%
21 households
7 people in household0.2%
6 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.1%
1,581 residents
15–2913.9%
1,149 residents
30–4418.7%
1,553 residents
45–6428.8%
2,385 residents
65 and over19.5%
1,619 residents
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White91%
7,542 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.9%
406 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.5%
210 residents
Other ethnic group0.8%
70 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
58 residents
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above57.4%
3,785 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.2%
871 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
755 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.1%
534 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.1%
335 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.8%
187 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2%
129 residents aged 16 and over
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)61.5%
4,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive36.8%
2,429 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
111 residents aged 16 and over
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.8%
1,835 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations27.5%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.4%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
468 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.7%
377 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.5%
298 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
275 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations2.9%
191 residents aged 16 and over
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health58.8%
4,872 residents
Good health29.3%
2,424 residents
Fair health8.7%
718 residents
Bad health2.5%
207 residents
Very bad health0.8%
65 residents
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act86%
7,126 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14%
1,160 residents
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension63.6%
2,124 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.8%
929 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions7.3%
245 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
35 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
4 households
Radyr, Morganstown & Gwaelod-y-garth · 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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