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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000421

Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron

Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,486 residents in Ceredigion. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Ceredigion
11,486

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,997

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

15

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

77.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

8.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

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.

Cilgerran & Crymych, Pembrokeshire8,222 residents · 77.6% owned · 7.9% no carWhitland, Laugharne & Llansteffan, Carmarthenshire12,255 residents · 75.2% owned · 9.6% no carCrundale, Clynderwen & Maenclochog, Pembrokeshire7,227 residents · 78.8% owned · 6.7% no carLlandeilo, Llangadog & Maenordeilo, Carmarthenshire7,087 residents · 75.9% owned · 11.0% no carJohnston, Broad Haven & St Ishmaels, Pembrokeshire8,277 residents · 75.3% owned · 8.2% no carChagford, Princetown & Dartmoor, West Devon7,087 residents · 71.6% owned · 7.8% no car

Most similar within Ceredigion

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Borth & Bont-goch, Ceredigion7,362 residents · 76.4% owned · 11.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron

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

Tenure

Owned77.7%
3,885 households
Private rented17%
847 households
Social rented5%
250 households
Shared ownership0.3%
15 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached65.7%
3,278 households
Semi-detached22.6%
1,126 households
Terraced9.2%
458 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
36 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement0.6%
32 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
27 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
20 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
15 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.2%
2,006 households
2 cars or vans in household35%
1,747 households
3 or more cars or vans in household16.1%
804 households
No cars or vans in household8.8%
439 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.3%
2,262 households
4 or more bedrooms30.7%
1,536 households
2 bedrooms21.1%
1,053 households
1 bedroom2.9%
145 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household66.3%
3,311 households
One-person household28.9%
1,444 households
Other household types4.8%
242 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household39.7%
1,981 households
1 person in household28.9%
1,444 households
3 people in household14.4%
721 households
4 people in household11.6%
581 households
5 people in household3.6%
182 households
6 people in household1.3%
64 households
7 people in household0.3%
13 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.3%
1,646 residents
15–2913.7%
1,578 residents
30–4414.1%
1,621 residents
45–6430%
3,450 residents
65 and over27.8%
3,191 residents
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White97%
11,145 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%
133 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%
99 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.7%
77 residents
Other ethnic group0.3%
30 residents
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
3,728 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,613 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
1,406 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,382 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.1%
790 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
545 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55%
5,343 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
4,253 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
125 residents aged 16 and over
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.5%
2,091 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers20.2%
1,961 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.4%
1,203 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11%
1,068 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations10.8%
1,046 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.2%
799 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.6%
541 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.3%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
500 residents aged 16 and over
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47%
5,395 residents
Good health33%
3,797 residents
Fair health14.3%
1,647 residents
Bad health4.4%
500 residents
Very bad health1.3%
150 residents
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.6%
9,145 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.4%
2,340 residents
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension50%
2,499 households
Household is deprived in one dimension35%
1,748 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.6%
631 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.4%
118 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Rheidol, Ystwyth & Caron · 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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