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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000385

Cyncoed South & Roath Park

Cyncoed South & Roath Park is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,883 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,883

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,435

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,455

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

81.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

12.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

53.8%

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.

Winchester West, Winchester10,079 residents · 64.8% owned · 15.9% no carCalderstones, Liverpool7,488 residents · 89.2% owned · 10.3% no carHorsforth West, Leeds6,662 residents · 86.1% owned · 13.3% no carAshton upon Mersey South, Trafford8,058 residents · 85.8% owned · 10.5% no carKnighton, Leicester7,324 residents · 78.6% owned · 13.3% no carWestbury-on-Trym, Bristol, City of6,479 residents · 83.2% owned · 12.0% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Pen-y-lan North, Cardiff6,238 residents · 83.6% owned · 14.5% no carCyncoed North, Cardiff5,892 residents · 88.2% owned · 9.6% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cyncoed South & Roath Park

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

Tenure

Owned81%
1,973 households
Private rented15.2%
370 households
Social rented3.7%
89 households
Shared ownership0.1%
3 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.3%
1,127 households
Detached26.4%
643 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
414 households
Terraced8.4%
204 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.4%
34 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.4%
983 households
2 cars or vans in household36.3%
882 households
No cars or vans in household12%
293 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
275 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms44.1%
1,073 households
3 bedrooms34.3%
835 households
2 bedrooms16.8%
409 households
1 bedroom4.8%
116 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household68.7%
1,671 households
One-person household26.6%
646 households
Other household types4.7%
115 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household30.9%
752 households
1 person in household26.6%
646 households
4 people in household18.2%
443 households
3 people in household15.3%
371 households
5 people in household6.8%
166 households
6 people in household1.4%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.4%
10 households
7 people in household0.4%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1518.3%
1,259 residents
15–2920.8%
1,434 residents
30–4417%
1,172 residents
45–6423.8%
1,635 residents
65 and over20.1%
1,382 residents
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White73.7%
5,074 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh15.8%
1,087 residents
Other ethnic group5.2%
355 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%
278 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%
89 residents
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above53.8%
2,983 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.9%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications9.9%
549 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications8.2%
452 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.4%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship2.6%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
122 residents aged 16 and over
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)49%
2,711 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47%
2,601 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student4.1%
226 residents aged 16 and over
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.2%
1,341 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.3%
1,238 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students17.1%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.4%
575 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.9%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.9%
327 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations5.7%
314 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.7%
207 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.8%
102 residents aged 16 and over
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.8%
3,772 residents
Good health31.5%
2,170 residents
Fair health10%
687 residents
Bad health3.1%
212 residents
Very bad health0.6%
41 residents
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.6%
5,892 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.4%
991 residents
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension58.6%
1,426 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.6%
721 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.3%
227 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
50 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
9 households
Cyncoed South & Roath Park · 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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