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Census 2021 neighbourhood · W02000427

Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley

Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,145 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
11,145

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,886

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

116.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

24.1%

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.

Sirhowy, Blaenau Gwent6,660 residents · 60.9% owned · 22.3% no carHirwaun & Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf9,177 residents · 63.2% owned · 24.3% no carNant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale & Blackmill, Bridgend7,981 residents · 67.5% owned · 21.2% no carCydweli & Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire6,192 residents · 69.7% owned · 16.5% no carNew Tredegar & Darren Valley, Caerphilly7,087 residents · 62.9% owned · 27.2% no carRhymney, Pontlottyn & Abertysswg, Caerphilly8,545 residents · 56.6% owned · 28.8% no car

Most similar within Neath Port Talbot

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot10,178 residents · 67.8% owned · 16.3% no carDulais Valley, Neath Port Talbot5,127 residents · 69.2% owned · 17.2% no carCwmafan & Bryn, Neath Port Talbot7,738 residents · 68.5% owned · 18.6% no carGlynneath, Neath Port Talbot5,284 residents · 68.2% owned · 20.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley

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

Tenure

Owned66.9%
3,269 households
Social rented20.6%
1,007 households
Private rented12.3%
601 households
Lives rent free0.1%
5 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached41.1%
2,010 households
Terraced35.8%
1,751 households
Detached16.5%
808 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement5.6%
272 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.4%
19 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.3%
17 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
11 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
2,162 households
2 cars or vans in household24.7%
1,207 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
1,055 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.5%
463 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms64.6%
3,157 households
2 bedrooms18.4%
900 households
4 or more bedrooms12.3%
600 households
1 bedroom4.6%
227 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household63.5%
3,104 households
One-person household31.8%
1,554 households
Other household types4.7%
228 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household34.7%
1,697 households
1 person in household31.8%
1,554 households
3 people in household16.7%
818 households
4 people in household11.5%
562 households
5 people in household3.8%
185 households
6 people in household1.1%
54 households
7 people in household0.4%
18 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.7%
1,857 residents
15–2917%
1,900 residents
30–4417%
1,893 residents
45–6427.6%
3,081 residents
65 and over21.7%
2,413 residents
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White98.2%
10,942 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%
82 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.5%
61 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%
44 residents
Other ethnic group0.1%
16 residents
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications27.4%
2,505 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above24.1%
2,204 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.8%
1,358 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications14.7%
1,344 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.2%
837 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.8%
625 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3%
273 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)50.5%
4,621 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive48%
4,389 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
135 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations17.4%
1,590 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations16.6%
1,514 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations15%
1,370 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed11.7%
1,072 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.5%
1,053 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations8.4%
768 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers7.4%
674 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations6.9%
629 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.2%
476 residents aged 16 and over
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health43.5%
4,845 residents
Good health29.7%
3,312 residents
Fair health15.8%
1,762 residents
Bad health7.9%
877 residents
Very bad health3.1%
349 residents
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act72.6%
8,096 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act27.4%
3,049 residents
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension37.6%
1,840 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32%
1,563 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions22.1%
1,083 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions8%
392 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
12 households
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley · 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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