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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000403

Tremorfa & Pengam

Tremorfa & Pengam is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,790 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
7,790

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,250

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,491.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

29.8%

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.

Kenton, Newcastle upon Tyne11,802 residents · 45.7% owned · 36.3% no carBaguley East & Wythenshawe Park, Manchester9,230 residents · 43.1% owned · 31.7% no carHall I' th' Wood, Bolton8,434 residents · 38.2% owned · 36.0% no carBramley East, Leeds8,148 residents · 47.7% owned · 34.8% no carLangley & Wood Side, Rochdale12,281 residents · 43.6% owned · 36.0% no carBlackley, Manchester11,213 residents · 45.3% owned · 35.4% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Grangetown South, Cardiff6,874 residents · 53.2% owned · 33.1% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Tremorfa & Pengam

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

Tenure

Owned46.7%
1,517 households
Social rented30.5%
990 households
Private rented22.3%
724 households
Lives rent free0.4%
13 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced42.1%
1,367 households
Semi-detached30.8%
1,002 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement17%
551 households
Detached6.8%
222 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.6%
53 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure1%
34 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.4%
12 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
9 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.5%
1,447 households
No cars or vans in household32.5%
1,056 households
2 cars or vans in household18.9%
615 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.1%
133 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms48.2%
1,565 households
2 bedrooms31.4%
1,021 households
1 bedroom11.3%
367 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
297 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household60.8%
1,976 households
One-person household31.1%
1,011 households
Other household types8.1%
263 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household31.1%
1,011 households
2 people in household29.8%
970 households
3 people in household18.9%
613 households
4 people in household12.6%
408 households
5 people in household4.9%
159 households
6 people in household1.9%
63 households
7 people in household0.6%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.9%
1,781 residents
15–2920.6%
1,609 residents
30–4425%
1,947 residents
45–6422.3%
1,740 residents
65 and over9.2%
715 residents
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White76.7%
5,978 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.3%
728 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African5.4%
417 residents
Other ethnic group4.4%
346 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.1%
323 residents
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above29.8%
1,759 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications26%
1,535 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications13.9%
818 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.8%
755 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
558 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.9%
290 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
182 residents aged 16 and over
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.7%
3,522 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
2,241 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.3%
134 residents aged 16 and over
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations15.7%
924 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.7%
923 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
821 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
784 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.2%
662 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations9%
532 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.5%
500 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.1%
419 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.6%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.2%
3,673 residents
Good health31.1%
2,419 residents
Fair health13.7%
1,070 residents
Bad health5.8%
453 residents
Very bad health2.2%
174 residents
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.1%
6,161 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.9%
1,629 residents
Tremorfa & Pengam · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,330 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.8%
1,034 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.4%
599 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.2%
268 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.6%
19 households
Tremorfa & Pengam · 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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