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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000423

Butetown

Butetown is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,031 residents in Cardiff. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Cardiff
10,031

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,216

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,972

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

31.3%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

37.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

48.3%

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.

Ordsall West, Salford6,666 residents · 19.5% owned · 44.9% no carEast End Park & Richmond Hill, Leeds10,987 residents · 22.4% owned · 53.0% no carGateshead Town, Gateshead7,691 residents · 33.7% owned · 45.8% no carAttwood Green & Park Central, Birmingham9,361 residents · 17.4% owned · 55.1% no carEdgbaston North, Birmingham9,976 residents · 37.7% owned · 38.2% no carOld Trafford, Trafford11,723 residents · 31.6% owned · 42.0% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Butetown

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

Tenure

Private rented41.5%
1,749 households
Owned31.3%
1,319 households
Social rented26.4%
1,115 households
Lives rent free0.6%
26 households
Shared ownership0.2%
7 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement67.9%
2,862 households
Terraced17.3%
731 households
Semi-detached7%
297 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.2%
134 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits2.2%
91 households
Detached1.9%
78 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
20 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
3 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.3%
2,034 households
No cars or vans in household37.6%
1,585 households
2 cars or vans in household12.5%
528 households
3 or more cars or vans in household1.6%
68 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms42.6%
1,796 households
1 bedroom31.8%
1,339 households
3 bedrooms19.1%
806 households
4 or more bedrooms6.5%
274 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household47%
1,981 households
One-person household41.9%
1,764 households
Other household types11.1%
467 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
1,765 households
2 people in household34.3%
1,446 households
3 people in household11.5%
486 households
4 people in household6.2%
260 households
5 people in household2.8%
117 households
6 people in household1.5%
63 households
8 or more people in household1%
44 households
7 people in household0.9%
36 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513.6%
1,365 residents
15–2937.2%
3,734 residents
30–4425%
2,508 residents
45–6414.8%
1,487 residents
65 and over9.4%
938 residents
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White55.5%
5,564 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African14.6%
1,462 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh12.7%
1,269 residents
Other ethnic group10.9%
1,092 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups6.4%
644 residents
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above48.3%
4,146 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.5%
1,504 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications15.4%
1,320 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.1%
697 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
396 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.1%
270 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.9%
251 residents aged 16 and over
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)55.1%
4,731 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38.4%
3,298 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.5%
559 residents aged 16 and over
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students21%
1,806 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.8%
1,529 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.9%
1,278 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.6%
998 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.7%
743 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations8.5%
728 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.2%
708 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.8%
501 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.4%
294 residents aged 16 and over
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.7%
5,089 residents
Good health31.5%
3,155 residents
Fair health12.1%
1,213 residents
Bad health4.4%
441 residents
Very bad health1.3%
133 residents
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act82%
8,226 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18%
1,805 residents
Butetown · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51%
2,148 households
Household is deprived in one dimension30.1%
1,269 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.6%
574 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions5.2%
218 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
6 households
Butetown · 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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