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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000405

Ely East

Ely East is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,810 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
7,810

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,988

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,226.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

41.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

16.8%

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.

Breightmet North, Bolton8,575 residents · 38.1% owned · 37.9% no carCaia Park, Wrexham6,861 residents · 28.9% owned · 41.3% no carEast Herringthorpe, Rotherham7,503 residents · 37.0% owned · 38.4% no carTownhill, Swansea8,836 residents · 29.9% owned · 42.9% no carHartcliffe, Bristol, City of7,408 residents · 32.7% owned · 39.3% no carSaffron Lane, Leicester8,276 residents · 33.9% owned · 33.9% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

St Mellons West, Cardiff6,468 residents · 33.4% owned · 31.9% no carCaerau East, Cardiff6,643 residents · 45.3% owned · 33.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ely East

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

Tenure

Social rented53.6%
1,602 households
Owned33.4%
999 households
Private rented12%
360 households
Lives rent free0.8%
23 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached58.9%
1,760 households
Terraced25.3%
756 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement10.7%
319 households
Detached4%
119 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
8 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

No cars or vans in household41.4%
1,237 households
1 car or van in household40.7%
1,218 households
2 cars or vans in household14.2%
423 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%
111 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms54.1%
1,616 households
2 bedrooms32.3%
964 households
1 bedroom8.5%
254 households
4 or more bedrooms5.2%
155 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.6%
2,020 households
One-person household26.7%
798 households
Other household types5.8%
172 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.9%
835 households
1 person in household26.7%
798 households
3 people in household21%
628 households
4 people in household13.2%
394 households
5 people in household6.8%
202 households
6 people in household2.8%
85 households
7 people in household1%
29 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
19 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1530%
2,340 residents
15–2920.2%
1,581 residents
30–4420.1%
1,573 residents
45–6419.8%
1,543 residents
65 and over9.9%
773 residents
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White78.9%
6,163 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh7.7%
600 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.2%
481 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.9%
384 residents
Other ethnic group2.3%
179 residents
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications35%
1,878 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above16.8%
903 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
838 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.5%
671 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%
612 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.8%
256 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.9%
207 residents aged 16 and over
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive49.9%
2,672 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.3%
2,589 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
99 residents aged 16 and over
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed20.6%
1,107 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations19%
1,020 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations18.4%
985 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations9.5%
509 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students8.7%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers6.2%
331 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations3.4%
183 residents aged 16 and over
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
3,350 residents
Good health31.5%
2,460 residents
Fair health15.6%
1,220 residents
Bad health7.1%
554 residents
Very bad health2.9%
227 residents
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.9%
5,852 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.1%
1,959 residents
Ely East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%
978 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions27.4%
817 households
Household is not deprived in any dimension26.5%
792 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions12.6%
375 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.8%
25 households
Ely East · 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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