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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000394

Cathays North

Cathays North is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,568 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
9,568

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,913

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,720.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

27.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.8%

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.

Lenton & Dunkirk, Nottingham10,990 residents · 18.3% owned · 41.8% no carHeadingley, Leeds8,507 residents · 20.3% owned · 34.8% no carFallowfield Central, Manchester11,275 residents · 25.8% owned · 40.3% no carNorth Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne9,505 residents · 37.8% owned · 27.0% no carHyde Park, Leeds8,131 residents · 11.3% owned · 43.2% no carWavertree South, Liverpool10,802 residents · 31.1% owned · 43.7% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cathays South & Bute Park, Cardiff12,253 residents · 15.4% owned · 49.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Cathays North

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

Tenure

Private rented66.9%
1,949 households
Owned27.9%
812 households
Social rented4.6%
133 households
Shared ownership0.4%
13 households
Lives rent free0.2%
6 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced66.7%
1,941 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits11.8%
344 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.6%
309 households
Semi-detached6.3%
182 households
Detached2.3%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.7%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household34.9%
1,016 households
No cars or vans in household32%
932 households
2 cars or vans in household19.2%
559 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
406 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms41.8%
1,218 households
3 bedrooms26.1%
761 households
2 bedrooms20.1%
585 households
1 bedroom12%
349 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Other household types48.6%
1,415 households
Single family household28.9%
843 households
One-person household22.5%
654 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household24.7%
719 households
1 person in household22.5%
654 households
3 people in household15.9%
462 households
4 people in household15.5%
451 households
5 people in household10%
291 households
6 people in household6.4%
185 households
7 people in household2.9%
84 households
8 or more people in household2.3%
67 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 155.4%
513 residents
15–2972.4%
6,927 residents
30–4411.4%
1,089 residents
45–646.6%
627 residents
65 and over4.3%
409 residents
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.2%
7,290 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.1%
1,352 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.5%
335 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African3.4%
322 residents
Other ethnic group2.8%
268 residents
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications50.9%
4,593 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above34.8%
3,137 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications5.2%
472 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications4.4%
393 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications1.7%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.6%
144 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship1.4%
127 residents aged 16 and over
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive56%
5,055 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)26.8%
2,421 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student17.2%
1,548 residents aged 16 and over
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students64.6%
5,833 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.4%
845 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.1%
551 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations4.6%
414 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations3.9%
351 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations3.8%
343 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed3.4%
305 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers2.5%
227 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations1.7%
154 residents aged 16 and over
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health57.8%
5,528 residents
Good health32.1%
3,071 residents
Fair health7.5%
720 residents
Bad health1.8%
172 residents
Very bad health0.8%
76 residents
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.9%
8,218 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.1%
1,352 residents
Cathays North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
1,486 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.7%
1,040 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions11.9%
346 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.4%
40 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Cathays 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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