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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000417

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,178 residents in Neath Port Talbot. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Neath Port Talbot
10,178

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,561

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

311

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

67.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

16.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.5%

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.

Brynaman, Y Garnant & Glanaman, Carmarthenshire7,409 residents · 67.4% owned · 16.7% no carCydweli & Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire6,192 residents · 69.7% owned · 16.5% no carSt Cattwg, Caerphilly7,488 residents · 67.9% owned · 19.0% no carAmmanford & Betws, Carmarthenshire7,837 residents · 67.1% owned · 19.2% no carThornley & Wheatley Hill, County Durham7,186 residents · 60.8% owned · 25.7% no carSirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Cwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carDulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

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

Tenure

Owned67.8%
3,091 households
Social rented19.4%
883 households
Private rented12.6%
575 households
Lives rent free0.1%
6 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached49.3%
2,250 households
Detached25.7%
1,170 households
Terraced18.1%
824 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5%
230 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.1%
51 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
23 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
7 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household42.8%
1,954 households
2 cars or vans in household29.5%
1,345 households
No cars or vans in household16.3%
745 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.4%
518 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms53.5%
2,441 households
2 bedrooms26.5%
1,207 households
4 or more bedrooms14.4%
659 households
1 bedroom5.6%
255 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household62.5%
2,852 households
One-person household33.3%
1,518 households
Other household types4.2%
192 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.1%
1,554 households
1 person in household33.3%
1,518 households
3 people in household16.5%
753 households
4 people in household11.4%
519 households
5 people in household3.5%
161 households
6 people in household0.9%
42 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
6 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.8%
1,708 residents
15–2915.9%
1,616 residents
30–4418.7%
1,908 residents
45–6427.5%
2,804 residents
65 and over21.1%
2,144 residents
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.1%
9,988 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%
97 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.6%
63 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
10 residents
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above24.5%
2,045 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications22.6%
1,890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,435 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16%
1,337 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
848 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
586 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
218 residents aged 16 and over
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)53.1%
4,441 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.3%
3,789 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L12 Semi-routine occupations16.2%
1,356 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations16%
1,340 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations15.7%
1,309 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
1,047 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed10.2%
852 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
810 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.2%
685 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.4%
537 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health42.9%
4,366 residents
Good health30.2%
3,073 residents
Fair health16.8%
1,714 residents
Bad health7.5%
767 residents
Very bad health2.5%
258 residents
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.8%
7,414 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.2%
2,764 residents
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.9%
1,775 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,597 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.8%
905 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.1%
278 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
7 households
Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 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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