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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000410

Grangetown North

Grangetown North is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,652 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
8,652

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,072

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

11,230.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

49.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

36.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.3%

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.

Levenshulme Central, Manchester9,135 residents · 43.6% owned · 39.8% no carBrookvale, Birmingham9,638 residents · 51.1% owned · 33.3% no carMoor Park, Preston7,155 residents · 43.5% owned · 40.3% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no carBirkby, Kirklees8,267 residents · 53.1% owned · 34.8% no carRotton Park, Birmingham9,892 residents · 50.1% owned · 31.1% 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 Grangetown North

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

Tenure

Owned49.5%
1,521 households
Private rented36.5%
1,120 households
Social rented13.6%
417 households
Lives rent free0.3%
8 households
Shared ownership0.2%
6 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced63.4%
1,949 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.1%
402 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.1%
279 households
Semi-detached7.6%
235 households
Detached3.8%
118 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.6%
49 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
1,357 households
No cars or vans in household36.8%
1,132 households
2 cars or vans in household15.9%
487 households
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%
96 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms37.9%
1,163 households
2 bedrooms27.8%
853 households
4 or more bedrooms20.4%
626 households
1 bedroom14%
430 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.6%
1,740 households
One-person household30.6%
940 households
Other household types12.8%
392 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household30.6%
940 households
2 people in household28%
860 households
3 people in household13.9%
428 households
4 people in household11.2%
344 households
5 people in household7.8%
241 households
6 people in household4.5%
138 households
7 people in household2.3%
71 households
8 or more people in household1.6%
49 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1520.3%
1,752 residents
15–2928%
2,424 residents
30–4424.2%
2,091 residents
45–6419.6%
1,698 residents
65 and over7.9%
685 residents
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White45.2%
3,914 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh32.2%
2,789 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African12.4%
1,072 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.3%
461 residents
Other ethnic group4.8%
418 residents
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above34.3%
2,326 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications24.2%
1,642 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.5%
1,116 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.7%
724 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.2%
485 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.8%
259 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.2%
3,740 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.6%
2,613 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students17.1%
1,156 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations14%
946 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.8%
937 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.6%
922 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11%
745 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.9%
600 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.6%
582 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.5%
576 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.6%
312 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.2%
4,342 residents
Good health31.6%
2,733 residents
Fair health12.2%
1,059 residents
Bad health4.6%
397 residents
Very bad health1.4%
121 residents
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.9%
7,255 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.1%
1,397 residents
Grangetown North · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
1,370 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
998 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16%
493 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.5%
201 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
10 households
Grangetown North · 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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