UK Local Area - Abersychan, Torfaen - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Poor

Ward: Abersychan Local Authority: Torfaen

Torfaen
Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.

Population

		Value
Total number of people		90949
	Males	44014
	Females	46935
	Aged 0 to 15	19406
	Aged 16 to 74	64541
	Aged 75 and over	7002

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Change since 1991		0	283	14
Density

Number of people per hectare		7.2	160	2

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Single people (never married)	18017	239	17
Married or re-married people	38528	197	7
Separated or divorced	8113	86	5
Widowed	6885	65	11

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Households without car/van	10208	117	9
Household with 1 car or van	17409	80	10
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	9959	261	14

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
One person households	10317	240	16
Married couple households	14613	198	7
Cohabiting couple households	3162	165	2
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	2775	70	10
with non-dependent children only	1277	64	12
All other households	5433	245	17

Welsh

All people aged 3 and over	Value	Welsh Rank/22
One or more skills in Welsh language	12742	19
All people
Identified self as Welsh	8934	18

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
White	90097	43	7
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Chinese (143) - -

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Born in UK	89154	24	6
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	855	333	17
Born outside EU	940	362	18

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Christian	64415	289	15
Buddhist	97	325	20
Hindu	72	303	19
Jewish	21	360	21
Muslim	154	310	16
Sikh	47	239	7
Other	169	284	18
No religion	18549	25	6
Religion not stated	7425	71	6

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Limiting long-term illness	22591	13	8
General health 'not good'	12662	9	7
People providing unpaid care	11504	6	3
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2949	13	9

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Employed	35872	324	8
Unemployed	2205	122	14
Long-term unemployed	600	142	17
Student (economically active)	1171	323	14
Retired	9955	112	10
Student (economically inactive)	2264	151	20
Looking after home/family	4310	125	8
Permanently sick or disabled	6594	17	8
Other inactive	2170	85	12

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Travel to work by car	28032	2	2
Travel to work by public transport	1921	272	11

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Qualifications at degree level or higher	8749	306	17
No qualifications	23656	43	6

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Number of households with residents	37576	262	17
Number of people per hectare	7.2	160	2
Average household size	2.4	120	6
Vacant household spaces	1117	196	20
Owner-occupied	25651	290	17
Without central heating	992	354	20
Without own bath/shower & toilet	53	352	22
Overcrowding indicator	1601	210	11

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 509 out of 1,896 in Wales, where 1 was the most deprived and 1,896 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; education, skills; health; barriers to housing and services; the living environment; and crime (England).

Indices of Deprivation: Ranks for Torfaen 002D

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 509

509

Income Deprivation: 342

342

Employment: 655

655

Health: 769

769

Education: 350

350

Barriers to Services: 601

601

Barriers to Housing: 1,173

1,173

Living Environment: 1,099

1,099

Full details of the factors used for Index of Deprivation are available from the Communities and Local Government website and specifically in this document.

House Prices & Council Tax

Average house prices in Abersychan over the past 6 months:

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Nearest Stations

Nearest Railway Stations...

Pontypool and New Inn [ATW]	6.47 km (4.02 mi)
Cwmbran [ATW]	9.53 km (5.93 mi)
Brithdir [ATW]	9.68 km (6.01 mi)

School Results

Results for nearest schools to Abersychan

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School Results for Torfaen

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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