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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000415

Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill

Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,358 residents in Merthyr Tydfil. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Merthyr Tydfil
9,358

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,807

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

350.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

46.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.0%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

20.0%

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.

Knowsley Village & Southdene, Knowsley10,130 residents · 53.3% owned · 36.0% no carBettws, Newport8,295 residents · 47.7% owned · 34.5% no carDerbyshire Hill, St. Helens6,710 residents · 44.2% owned · 34.8% no carRhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg, Caerphilly8,545 residents · 56.6% owned · 28.8% no carCaerau, Bridgend6,665 residents · 64.5% owned · 28.5% no carSirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill

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

Tenure

Owned46.3%
1,762 households
Social rented43.4%
1,651 households
Private rented9.7%
371 households
Lives rent free0.5%
19 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached40.9%
1,558 households
Terraced40.7%
1,550 households
Detached13.7%
522 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement3.8%
144 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
17 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
9 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
5 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,502 households
No cars or vans in household35%
1,330 households
2 cars or vans in household18.7%
710 households
3 or more cars or vans in household6.9%
263 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.2%
2,442 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
804 households
4 or more bedrooms10.5%
399 households
1 bedroom4.2%
160 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.1%
2,554 households
One-person household27.4%
1,042 households
Other household types5.5%
209 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household32.5%
1,237 households
1 person in household27.4%
1,042 households
3 people in household19.3%
736 households
4 people in household13.1%
500 households
5 people in household5.5%
208 households
6 people in household1.4%
55 households
7 people in household0.6%
22 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
7 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1522.3%
2,082 residents
15–2918%
1,685 residents
30–4419.3%
1,804 residents
45–6425.1%
2,345 residents
65 and over15.4%
1,440 residents
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96.2%
9,006 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2%
184 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
101 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
52 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
16 residents
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications34.9%
2,501 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above20%
1,436 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.3%
879 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%
748 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.3%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
212 residents aged 16 and over
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.8%
3,643 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive47.7%
3,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
106 residents aged 16 and over
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations23.9%
1,711 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed16.5%
1,181 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,021 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%
880 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.1%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.3%
524 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.4%
460 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.3%
455 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations4%
289 residents aged 16 and over
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.1%
4,123 residents
Good health29%
2,709 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,424 residents
Bad health8.7%
815 residents
Very bad health3%
285 residents
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.9%
6,920 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.1%
2,438 residents
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension32%
1,217 households
Household is deprived in one dimension31.9%
1,214 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions24%
913 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions11.7%
446 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
15 households
Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill · 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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