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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000402

Adamsdown

Adamsdown is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,609 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
11,609

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,111

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

10,882.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

30.1%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

48.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.3%

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.

Preston Town Centre, Preston10,382 residents · 26.3% owned · 53.3% no carSt Denys, Southampton7,923 residents · 33.8% owned · 33.8% no carNaul's Mill & Bishopsgate Green, Coventry10,015 residents · 28.7% owned · 45.7% no carSomers Town, Portsmouth10,937 residents · 20.5% owned · 52.1% no carMetchley, Birmingham7,442 residents · 33.9% owned · 43.9% no carWolverhampton Central, Wolverhampton11,532 residents · 29.1% owned · 48.7% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Plasnewydd, Cardiff10,761 residents · 26.5% owned · 48.3% no carSouth Riverside, Cardiff7,459 residents · 35.3% owned · 47.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Adamsdown

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

Tenure

Private rented44.2%
1,819 households
Owned30.1%
1,239 households
Social rented24.8%
1,018 households
Lives rent free0.6%
26 households
Shared ownership0.2%
9 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced41.7%
1,714 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30.2%
1,241 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits16.4%
675 households
Semi-detached4.7%
194 households
Detached3.2%
133 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.9%
79 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.8%
75 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household48.1%
1,978 households
1 car or van in household39%
1,603 households
2 cars or vans in household10.6%
436 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2.3%
94 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms32.7%
1,343 households
1 bedroom28.9%
1,188 households
3 bedrooms28%
1,150 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
431 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household45.5%
1,869 households
One-person household39.9%
1,642 households
Other household types14.6%
600 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39.9%
1,642 households
2 people in household28.7%
1,179 households
3 people in household13.3%
546 households
4 people in household10.8%
443 households
5 people in household4%
166 households
6 people in household1.7%
69 households
7 people in household0.9%
36 households
8 or more people in household0.8%
31 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.9%
1,608 residents
15–2942.1%
4,882 residents
30–4423.3%
2,710 residents
45–6415.5%
1,795 residents
65 and over5.3%
612 residents
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White59.3%
6,884 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh18.2%
2,108 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.1%
1,168 residents
Other ethnic group7.2%
837 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
612 residents
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.3%
3,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications21.7%
2,154 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.4%
1,827 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.5%
1,038 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.3%
628 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
391 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
376 residents aged 16 and over
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive48.6%
4,823 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)43.9%
4,351 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student7.5%
744 residents aged 16 and over
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students31%
3,078 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations11.9%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.8%
1,171 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.6%
1,150 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.5%
748 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.7%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.4%
634 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.8%
381 residents aged 16 and over
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
5,347 residents
Good health34.1%
3,955 residents
Fair health13.1%
1,525 residents
Bad health4.8%
554 residents
Very bad health2%
229 residents
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
9,181 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
2,428 residents
Adamsdown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.6%
1,587 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.1%
1,402 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
791 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.4%
304 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
28 households
Adamsdown · 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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