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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000404

Splott

Splott is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,352 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,352

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,864

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,646.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

42.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

40.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.6%

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.

Peel Green, Salford5,976 residents · 41.2% owned · 38.4% no carWorsbrough Common, Barnsley6,774 residents · 38.5% owned · 40.9% no carHawkesley, Birmingham7,581 residents · 40.1% owned · 36.5% no carWoodgate Valley, Birmingham7,654 residents · 48.9% owned · 34.4% no carRadcliffe, Bury8,617 residents · 36.2% owned · 40.9% no carDrypool & Victoria Dock, Kingston upon Hull, City of8,267 residents · 40.2% owned · 40.4% 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 carTremorfa & Pengam, Cardiff7,790 residents · 46.7% owned · 32.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Splott

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

Tenure

Owned42.8%
1,227 households
Social rented31.6%
904 households
Private rented24.3%
697 households
Lives rent free1%
30 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced65.9%
1,888 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement15.5%
443 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits7.3%
210 households
Semi-detached6.7%
191 households
Detached2.7%
78 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1%
28 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.9%
25 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
1,237 households
No cars or vans in household40.5%
1,160 households
2 cars or vans in household13.1%
376 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.2%
91 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms38.6%
1,106 households
2 bedrooms31.9%
915 households
1 bedroom20.6%
590 households
4 or more bedrooms8.8%
253 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.1%
1,464 households
One-person household38.9%
1,114 households
Other household types10%
288 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.9%
1,112 households
2 people in household31.4%
898 households
3 people in household14.2%
407 households
4 people in household8.9%
255 households
5 people in household4%
115 households
6 people in household1.8%
51 households
8 or more people in household0.5%
13 households
7 people in household0.3%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,086 residents
15–2922.1%
1,402 residents
30–4425.4%
1,615 residents
45–6423.9%
1,520 residents
65 and over11.5%
728 residents
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White74.6%
4,735 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh8.3%
529 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African8%
507 residents
Other ethnic group4.7%
296 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.5%
283 residents
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.6%
1,853 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.6%
1,331 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
674 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
557 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
436 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
199 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
159 residents aged 16 and over
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.2%
3,034 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39%
2,030 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.8%
146 residents aged 16 and over
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.3%
899 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed15.2%
791 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
717 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13%
679 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10.5%
548 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10%
523 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.2%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.5%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
285 residents aged 16 and over
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
2,714 residents
Good health33.1%
2,100 residents
Fair health13.9%
881 residents
Bad health8.1%
515 residents
Very bad health2.2%
141 residents
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76%
4,825 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act24%
1,527 residents
Splott · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension39.6%
1,133 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.7%
908 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.7%
563 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8.7%
249 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Splott · 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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