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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000412

Grangetown South

Grangetown South is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,874 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
6,874

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,768

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,586.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

53.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

33.5%

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.

Acocks Green East, Birmingham11,959 residents · 52.4% owned · 31.7% no carCalifornia, Birmingham7,739 residents · 53.0% owned · 29.0% no carBillesley Common, Birmingham8,384 residents · 51.7% owned · 31.7% no carPillgwenlly & Docks, Newport9,290 residents · 40.8% owned · 36.0% no carShort Heath, Birmingham8,159 residents · 52.0% owned · 32.2% no carMeanwood South & Sugarwell, Leeds6,423 residents · 36.4% owned · 41.3% no car

Most similar within Cardiff

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Tremorfa & Pengam, Cardiff7,790 residents · 46.7% owned · 32.5% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Grangetown South

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

Tenure

Owned53.2%
1,472 households
Private rented25.7%
711 households
Social rented20.5%
567 households
Lives rent free0.3%
9 households
Shared ownership0.3%
9 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced44.7%
1,237 households
Semi-detached22.3%
617 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement20%
554 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits6.8%
189 households
Detached5.7%
158 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.3%
8 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
1,248 households
No cars or vans in household33.1%
916 households
2 cars or vans in household17.3%
480 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%
124 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms39.5%
1,094 households
2 bedrooms27.7%
767 households
1 bedroom17.1%
474 households
4 or more bedrooms15.6%
432 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.9%
1,575 households
One-person household34.1%
943 households
Other household types9%
250 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household34%
943 households
2 people in household28.6%
792 households
3 people in household15.6%
431 households
4 people in household10.7%
297 households
5 people in household6.1%
169 households
6 people in household2.6%
73 households
7 people in household1.4%
40 households
8 or more people in household0.9%
26 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1519.9%
1,369 residents
15–2921.1%
1,451 residents
30–4424.6%
1,688 residents
45–6422.6%
1,553 residents
65 and over11.8%
813 residents
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White54%
3,709 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh22.2%
1,526 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African11.4%
781 residents
Other ethnic group6.6%
451 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.9%
407 residents
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above33.5%
1,813 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications25.2%
1,362 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.4%
781 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications11.2%
605 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.4%
454 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4%
219 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.3%
2,994 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.6%
2,254 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.1%
167 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.7%
902 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed14.8%
803 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
730 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12%
652 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.7%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.1%
491 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8.9%
483 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.3%
448 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
3,166 residents
Good health32%
2,202 residents
Fair health13.6%
933 residents
Bad health6.4%
437 residents
Very bad health2%
135 residents
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.4%
5,461 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.6%
1,413 residents
Grangetown South · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension40.9%
1,134 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.3%
895 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.2%
531 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions7.3%
202 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Grangetown South · 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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