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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000416

Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf

Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,349 residents in Powys. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Powys
10,349

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,634

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

61.8

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

69.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

28.8%

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.

Brynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no carDulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no carPembrey & Burry Port, Carmarthenshire8,212 residents · 73.0% owned · 16.6% no carCydweli & Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire6,192 residents · 69.7% owned · 16.5% no carClydach & Mawr, Swansea9,133 residents · 68.1% owned · 16.8% no carYstalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf

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

Tenure

Owned69.6%
3,226 households
Social rented18.4%
853 households
Private rented11.4%
528 households
Lives rent free0.4%
20 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached45.7%
2,119 households
Detached29.6%
1,374 households
Terraced19.2%
889 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.2%
196 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
24 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.2%
7 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
6 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.3%
1,958 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
1,298 households
No cars or vans in household15.8%
734 households
3 or more cars or vans in household13.9%
643 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms51.6%
2,391 households
2 bedrooms25.8%
1,196 households
4 or more bedrooms17.5%
813 households
1 bedroom5%
233 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.2%
2,882 households
One-person household34.2%
1,583 households
Other household types3.6%
166 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35%
1,622 households
1 person in household34.2%
1,583 households
3 people in household14.8%
687 households
4 people in household11.1%
515 households
5 people in household3.6%
168 households
6 people in household0.9%
40 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.2%
1,568 residents
15–2913.9%
1,438 residents
30–4416%
1,653 residents
45–6428.5%
2,945 residents
65 and over26.5%
2,744 residents
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.4%
10,080 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
103 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1%
100 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
53 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
18 residents
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above28.8%
2,495 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications21.8%
1,891 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.8%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,284 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%
752 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.7%
664 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.2%
4,525 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive46.8%
4,063 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
87 residents aged 16 and over
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.7%
1,794 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14%
1,217 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.9%
1,207 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12%
1,037 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.8%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.2%
707 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.1%
706 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations8%
692 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.4%
378 residents aged 16 and over
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.7%
4,415 residents
Good health31.4%
3,246 residents
Fair health16.9%
1,753 residents
Bad health6.8%
706 residents
Very bad health2.2%
229 residents
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act73.2%
7,572 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act26.8%
2,774 residents
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension41.1%
1,902 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35.5%
1,647 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions18.3%
848 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5%
233 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf · 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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