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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000409

Ely West

Ely West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,074 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,074

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,594

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,957.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

55.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

27.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

23.8%

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.

Rowley East, Sandwell6,717 residents · 55.1% owned · 27.5% no carNetherton, Dudley8,071 residents · 57.3% owned · 26.0% no carUpper Gornal & Ruiton, Dudley6,481 residents · 56.2% owned · 25.7% no carAtherton North, Wigan9,028 residents · 47.2% owned · 31.2% no carCradley Heath, Sandwell7,378 residents · 55.5% owned · 25.8% no carBrockmoor & Woodside, Dudley8,047 residents · 46.9% owned · 28.3% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Llanrumney South, Cardiff6,530 residents · 60.4% owned · 28.6% no carLlanrumney North, Cardiff6,996 residents · 50.5% owned · 31.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ely West

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

Tenure

Owned55.7%
1,444 households
Social rented30.1%
781 households
Private rented13.3%
344 households
Lives rent free0.9%
23 households
Shared ownership0.1%
2 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached46.8%
1,212 households
Terraced25.8%
669 households
Detached14.2%
368 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11.5%
297 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1%
27 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
13 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
5 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0%
1 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.6%
1,156 households
No cars or vans in household27.6%
715 households
2 cars or vans in household21.2%
549 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.6%
172 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms46.5%
1,205 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
824 households
4 or more bedrooms13.5%
349 households
1 bedroom8.3%
216 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.6%
1,673 households
One-person household28.9%
750 households
Other household types6.5%
168 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household33%
856 households
1 person in household29%
751 households
3 people in household20%
518 households
4 people in household12.7%
330 households
5 people in household4%
103 households
6 people in household1%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
7 people in household0.2%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1521.7%
1,317 residents
15–2918%
1,091 residents
30–4419.1%
1,162 residents
45–6423.8%
1,445 residents
65 and over17.4%
1,058 residents
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White86.7%
5,267 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.7%
285 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African4.6%
280 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.9%
178 residents
Other ethnic group1%
63 residents
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications26.1%
1,224 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above23.8%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.9%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
667 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
489 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.5%
305 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
142 residents aged 16 and over
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.2%
2,542 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.7%
2,049 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
101 residents aged 16 and over
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.4%
770 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations15.6%
731 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.5%
682 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.3%
623 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.9%
607 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.7%
363 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
349 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.6%
308 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
257 residents aged 16 and over
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.1%
2,615 residents
Good health34.8%
2,111 residents
Fair health14%
852 residents
Bad health6.2%
376 residents
Very bad health2%
120 residents
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act77.6%
4,711 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act22.4%
1,363 residents
Ely West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.8%
978 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34%
881 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions21.8%
565 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.2%
161 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Ely West · 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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