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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000382

Trowbridge

Trowbridge is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,972 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
5,972

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,433

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,858.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.2%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

19.6%

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.

Perry Common - College Road, Birmingham9,603 residents · 44.1% owned · 35.5% no carSheldon North, Birmingham8,955 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.9% no carFrankley, Birmingham9,433 residents · 41.3% owned · 34.9% no carCroxteth West & Gillmoss, Liverpool8,065 residents · 43.6% owned · 37.2% no carWithywood, Bristol, City of5,966 residents · 45.2% owned · 32.5% no carRingland, Newport5,269 residents · 47.4% owned · 36.7% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Caerau West, Cardiff6,599 residents · 49.9% owned · 29.0% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no carSt Mellons West, Cardiff6,468 residents · 33.4% owned · 31.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Trowbridge

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

Tenure

Owned46.9%
1,140 households
Social rented39.5%
961 households
Private rented13.1%
318 households
Lives rent free0.4%
9 households
Shared ownership0.2%
5 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached51.2%
1,245 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.1%
538 households
Terraced20.8%
507 households
Detached5.3%
128 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.5%
13 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
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0%
0 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.6%
1,060 households
No cars or vans in household32.2%
782 households
2 cars or vans in household18%
438 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.3%
152 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms60.7%
1,475 households
1 bedroom16.1%
391 households
2 bedrooms14.2%
346 households
4 or more bedrooms9%
219 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.5%
1,446 households
One-person household34.2%
832 households
Other household types6.3%
154 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.3%
833 households
2 people in household27.1%
658 households
3 people in household17.8%
432 households
4 people in household11.5%
280 households
5 people in household6%
146 households
6 people in household1.9%
47 households
7 people in household1%
24 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
12 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.8%
1,359 residents
15–2919.3%
1,154 residents
30–4420.6%
1,231 residents
45–6421.8%
1,302 residents
65 and over15.5%
926 residents
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White84.6%
5,052 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.6%
337 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.6%
272 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.4%
203 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
108 residents
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications31.4%
1,424 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above19.6%
888 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.1%
686 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.3%
601 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
145 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49.1%
2,224 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48.3%
2,189 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.6%
116 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations18%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.9%
722 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.7%
712 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.8%
580 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.8%
355 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
320 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
281 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.2%
236 residents aged 16 and over
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,552 residents
Good health30.2%
1,805 residents
Fair health15.9%
952 residents
Bad health7.9%
473 residents
Very bad health3.2%
189 residents
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.6%
4,394 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.4%
1,580 residents
Trowbridge · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
798 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension32.2%
784 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.6%
549 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.2%
273 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions1.2%
29 households
Trowbridge · 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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