UK Local Area - Castle, Swansea - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Poor

Ward: Castle Local Authority: Swansea

Swansea
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		223301
	Males	108075
	Females	115226
	Aged 0 to 15	42286
	Aged 16 to 74	161414
	Aged 75 and over	19601

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Change since 1991		-6400	344	18
Density

Number of people per hectare		5.9	173	6

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Single people (never married)	53741	91	4
Married or re-married people	90622	293	19
Separated or divorced	19367	157	10
Widowed	17285	72	13

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Households without car/van	26942	105	8
Household with 1 car or van	43019	115	12
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	24439	272	15

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
One person households	29046	91	4
Married couple households	32882	295	17
Cohabiting couple households	6148	358	19
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	7106	60	9
with non-dependent children only	3282	53	10
All other households	15936	88	4

Welsh

All people aged 3 and over	Value	Welsh Rank/22
One or more skills in Welsh language	48582	11
All people
Identified self as Welsh	34135	10

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
White	218495	190	19
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Bangladeshi (1015) - -

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Born in UK	215342	127	18
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	3053	245	7
Born outside EU	4906	250	4

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Christian	158457	286	14
Buddhist	539	108	4
Hindu	282	244	10
Jewish	170	225	5
Muslim	2167	124	3
Sikh	153	210	3
Other	447	261	17
No religion	44286	31	7
Religion not stated	16800	181	17

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Limiting long-term illness	55233	16	9
General health 'not good'	29854	16	9
People providing unpaid care	28355	4	2
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	7498	11	8

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Employed	83988	358	17
Unemployed	5821	101	9
Long-term unemployed	1911	88	9
Student (economically active)	4788	62	3
Retired	24778	119	11
Student (economically inactive)	10715	44	4
Looking after home/family	9854	235	17
Permanently sick or disabled	15850	21	9
Other inactive	5620	72	8

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Travel to work by car	63503	43	9
Travel to work by public transport	6899	192	7

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Qualifications at degree level or higher	30595	162	6
No qualifications	49254	138	16

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Number of households with residents	94400	46	3
Number of people per hectare	5.9	173	6
Average household size	2.33	237	14
Vacant household spaces	4452	43	9
Owner-occupied	65647	266	14
Without central heating	3645	314	18
Without own bath/shower & toilet	292	190	15
Overcrowding indicator	4456	171	7

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 747 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 Swansea 024A

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 747

747

Income Deprivation: 661

661

Employment: 1,062

1,062

Health: 514

514

Education: 563

563

Barriers to Services: 1,381

1,381

Barriers to Housing: 145

145

Living Environment: 1,569

1,569

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 Castle over the past 6 months:

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Nearest Stations

Nearest Railway Stations...

Swansea [ATW]	1.06 km (0.66 mi)
Gowerton [ATW]	6.42 km (3.99 mi)
Llansamlet [ATW]	6.51 km (4.05 mi)

School Results

Results for nearest schools to Castle

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School Results for Swansea

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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