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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000419

Rhyl East

Rhyl East is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,361 residents in Denbighshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Denbighshire
11,361

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,047

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,181.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

18.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.4%

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.

Herne Bay South & Greenhill, Canterbury8,960 residents · 72.1% owned · 19.0% no carOakengates & Ketley, Telford and Wrekin10,465 residents · 58.4% owned · 21.1% no carBrackla West, Bridgend6,207 residents · 58.8% owned · 18.8% no carLouth North & East, East Lindsey10,479 residents · 59.8% owned · 19.7% no carWickersley North, Rotherham8,292 residents · 65.7% owned · 21.8% no carDawley & Aqueduct, Telford and Wrekin7,581 residents · 59.1% owned · 19.1% no car

Most similar within Denbighshire

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Prestatyn South, Denbighshire5,302 residents · 77.9% owned · 15.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rhyl East

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

Tenure

Owned71.4%
3,605 households
Private rented17.3%
872 households
Social rented10.3%
518 households
Shared ownership0.9%
45 households
Lives rent free0.1%
7 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached52.1%
2,626 households
Semi-detached37.3%
1,884 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement4.9%
246 households
Terraced4.7%
235 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.6%
29 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
12 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
9 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.1%
2,274 households
2 cars or vans in household28.4%
1,435 households
No cars or vans in household18.1%
915 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.4%
422 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms44.1%
2,225 households
2 bedrooms36.1%
1,822 households
4 or more bedrooms14.8%
748 households
1 bedroom5%
255 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household64.2%
3,242 households
One-person household31.6%
1,595 households
Other household types4.2%
212 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household35.8%
1,808 households
1 person in household31.6%
1,595 households
3 people in household16.5%
834 households
4 people in household10.6%
535 households
5 people in household3.9%
199 households
6 people in household1.1%
57 households
7 people in household0.3%
14 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.8%
2,024 residents
15–2915.5%
1,760 residents
30–4416.7%
1,895 residents
45–6426.5%
3,007 residents
65 and over23.5%
2,675 residents
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97.1%
11,030 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.4%
157 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
105 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
32 residents
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.4%
2,338 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications20.3%
1,867 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,607 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications16.9%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%
928 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7%
646 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
267 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.4%
5,009 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
4,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
160 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19%
1,750 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.7%
1,534 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations14.4%
1,324 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.8%
1,271 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.1%
839 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed8.5%
786 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
657 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations6.2%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
469 residents aged 16 and over
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.9%
4,985 residents
Good health33.1%
3,755 residents
Fair health15.1%
1,721 residents
Bad health6%
682 residents
Very bad health1.9%
218 residents
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act76.2%
8,661 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act23.8%
2,700 residents
Rhyl East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension42.5%
2,145 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.2%
1,829 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions17%
859 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4%
200 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Rhyl East · 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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