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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000390

Pen-y-lan North

Pen-y-lan North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,238 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,238

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,359

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,583

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

83.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

46.5%

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.

Lode Heath, Solihull10,375 residents · 74.7% owned · 17.1% no carSketty, Swansea6,537 residents · 79.9% owned · 14.6% no carUlverley Green & Langley, Solihull5,980 residents · 89.0% owned · 13.1% no carHill Hook, Birmingham6,451 residents · 77.1% owned · 15.9% no carSpringfield Park, Rochdale6,016 residents · 85.3% owned · 11.7% no carWinchester West, Winchester10,079 residents · 64.8% owned · 15.9% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cyncoed South & Roath Park, Cardiff6,883 residents · 81.0% owned · 12.0% no carLlandaf & Danescourt, Cardiff8,776 residents · 81.6% owned · 14.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Pen-y-lan North

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

Tenure

Owned83.6%
1,973 households
Private rented11.6%
274 households
Social rented4.6%
108 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached42.8%
1,011 households
Detached27.5%
648 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17.4%
410 households
Terraced9.1%
215 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.8%
66 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.4%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
0 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.1%
947 households
2 cars or vans in household34.1%
804 households
No cars or vans in household14.5%
342 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
267 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.6%
983 households
3 bedrooms36.1%
852 households
2 bedrooms16.9%
400 households
1 bedroom5.4%
127 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.9%
1,576 households
One-person household28%
660 households
Other household types5.1%
121 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.9%
846 households
1 person in household28%
660 households
3 people in household14.5%
341 households
4 people in household14.4%
339 households
5 people in household5.1%
121 households
6 people in household1.4%
34 households
7 people in household0.6%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.7%
914 residents
15–2920.6%
1,286 residents
30–4415.3%
955 residents
45–6423.4%
1,462 residents
65 and over26%
1,621 residents
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White79.8%
4,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.6%
788 residents
Other ethnic group3.2%
197 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%
177 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%
98 residents
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above46.5%
2,441 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.9%
1,045 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.4%
600 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.2%
590 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5%
261 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.7%
194 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.3%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.9%
2,567 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)47.6%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.5%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.3%
1,222 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.1%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students15.2%
801 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
608 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9%
472 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations6.6%
347 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.2%
274 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
258 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health52.2%
3,257 residents
Good health30.9%
1,930 residents
Fair health12.3%
767 residents
Bad health3.3%
208 residents
Very bad health1.3%
78 residents
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82.4%
5,140 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act17.6%
1,098 residents
Pen-y-lan North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.7%
1,313 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.8%
773 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.9%
233 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
34 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
6 households
Pen-y-lan North · 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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