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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000393

Fairwater North

Fairwater North is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,641 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,641

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,965

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,258.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

57.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.1%

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.

Baguley West & Brooklands, Manchester8,384 residents · 54.6% owned · 26.4% no carAshton-on-Ribble & Larches, Preston10,809 residents · 59.4% owned · 25.7% no carGuide Bridge, Tameside7,419 residents · 58.8% owned · 26.0% no carHyde North, Tameside11,983 residents · 53.2% owned · 27.3% no carMiddleton East, Rochdale10,132 residents · 61.8% owned · 26.1% no carHeavitree East & Whipton South, Exeter7,459 residents · 57.5% owned · 26.2% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llanrumney South, Cardiff6,530 residents · 60.4% owned · 28.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Fairwater North

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

Tenure

Owned57.9%
1,717 households
Social rented24.8%
734 households
Private rented16.7%
495 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached36%
1,067 households
Terraced29.2%
867 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement26.3%
779 households
Detached7.5%
223 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.6%
17 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.7%
1,356 households
No cars or vans in household27.8%
824 households
2 cars or vans in household21.2%
628 households
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%
157 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.1%
1,368 households
2 bedrooms33.3%
989 households
1 bedroom10.3%
306 households
4 or more bedrooms10.2%
303 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.3%
1,788 households
One-person household34.9%
1,035 households
Other household types4.8%
142 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34.9%
1,035 households
2 people in household31.9%
946 households
3 people in household16.6%
492 households
4 people in household10.9%
322 households
5 people in household4%
119 households
6 people in household1%
31 households
7 people in household0.4%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.9%
1,386 residents
15–2918.6%
1,237 residents
30–4421.8%
1,448 residents
45–6424.6%
1,631 residents
65 and over14.1%
935 residents
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.6%
5,816 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
271 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.6%
239 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.7%
180 residents
Other ethnic group2.1%
137 residents
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.1%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.5%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
824 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15%
779 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%
506 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.9%
307 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
147 residents aged 16 and over
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59%
3,060 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,021 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations18%
932 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.9%
775 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.2%
736 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
705 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed9.8%
508 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.2%
477 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.9%
412 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
299 residents aged 16 and over
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.2%
3,067 residents
Good health32.5%
2,156 residents
Fair health13.9%
923 residents
Bad health5.8%
384 residents
Very bad health1.7%
111 residents
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
5,231 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
1,410 residents
Fairwater North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.8%
1,238 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.7%
1,027 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.5%
547 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.9%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Fairwater 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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