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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000384

Heath

Heath is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,697 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
5,697

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,313

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,881.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

54.1%

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.

Timperley South, Trafford7,738 residents · 89.0% owned · 11.0% no carCheadle Hulme South East, Stockport7,377 residents · 83.8% owned · 11.8% no carWorsley, Salford9,853 residents · 83.5% owned · 11.4% no carChildwall West & Wavertree Green, Liverpool7,872 residents · 85.9% owned · 16.3% no carTimperley North, Trafford8,286 residents · 90.3% owned · 9.0% no carWhitley Sands, North Tyneside5,913 residents · 87.6% owned · 13.6% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Rhiwbina Village, Cardiff7,489 residents · 80.5% owned · 13.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Heath

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

Tenure

Owned83.1%
1,922 households
Private rented12.1%
281 households
Social rented4.2%
96 households
Shared ownership0.6%
13 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached74.9%
1,733 households
Detached10.2%
235 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement8.5%
197 households
Terraced5.1%
119 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
15 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
12 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.7%
918 households
2 cars or vans in household38.1%
881 households
No cars or vans in household12.1%
281 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
233 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms49.5%
1,144 households
4 or more bedrooms35%
809 households
2 bedrooms9.7%
225 households
1 bedroom5.8%
135 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household72.4%
1,674 households
One-person household23.2%
537 households
Other household types4.3%
100 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
856 households
1 person in household23.2%
538 households
4 people in household17.8%
411 households
3 people in household17.1%
396 households
5 people in household3.6%
84 households
6 people in household1%
24 households
7 people in household0.1%
3 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.4%
992 residents
15–2913.8%
788 residents
30–4419.4%
1,102 residents
45–6427.8%
1,581 residents
65 and over21.6%
1,232 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.9%
5,063 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%
327 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.4%
135 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
129 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
38 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above54.1%
2,507 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.1%
608 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.1%
515 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.6%
443 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.3%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
213 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.3%
2,799 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive37.2%
1,728 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.5%
115 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations29.5%
1,366 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.8%
1,148 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
603 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.4%
390 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.3%
291 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
287 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.7%
218 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.2%
196 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
139 residents aged 16 and over
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.7%
3,174 residents
Good health30.1%
1,717 residents
Fair health10.3%
586 residents
Bad health2.9%
165 residents
Very bad health1%
55 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.1%
4,848 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.9%
847 residents
Heath · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension61%
1,412 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.5%
659 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
210 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.3%
31 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Heath · 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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