UK Local Area - Whitland, Carmarthenshire - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Good

Ward: Whitland Local Authority: Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire
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		172842
	Males	83171
	Females	89671
	Aged 0 to 15	33639
	Aged 16 to 74	122863
	Aged 75 and over	16340

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Change since 1991		3100	243	8
Density

Number of people per hectare		0.7	354	18

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Single people (never married)	34929	246	19
Married or re-married people	74954	198	8
Separated or divorced	14562	191	14
Widowed	14758	22	3

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Households without car/van	16919	168	15
Household with 1 car or van	33938	71	9
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	22255	224	10

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
One person households	21903	124	10
Married couple households	27300	235	13
Cohabiting couple households	4568	365	21
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	4968	105	14
with non-dependent children only	2551	51	9
All other households	11822	129	7

Welsh

All people aged 3 and over	Value	Welsh Rank/22
One or more skills in Welsh language	106440	3
All people
Identified self as Welsh	40471	2

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
White	171219	44	8
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Indian (268) - -

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Born in UK	168877	36	7
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	1828	320	14
Born outside EU	2137	344	15

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Christian	128912	216	9
Buddhist	258	247	13
Hindu	213	247	11
Jewish	82	286	12
Muslim	317	295	15
Sikh	70	264	11
Other	539	112	4
No religion	28436	107	16
Religion not stated	14015	83	9

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Limiting long-term illness	45403	7	6
General health 'not good'	24100	8	6
People providing unpaid care	21840	7	4
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	6250	6	5

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Employed	65671	350	15
Unemployed	4137	127	15
Long-term unemployed	1392	95	10
Student (economically active)	2192	329	15
Retired	19809	81	6
Student (economically inactive)	5539	89	6
Looking after home/family	7658	206	13
Permanently sick or disabled	13599	9	6
Other inactive	4258	74	10

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Travel to work by car	47581	82	14
Travel to work by public transport	2230	331	18

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Qualifications at degree level or higher	21187	210	11
No qualifications	41823	73	8

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376	Welsh Rank/22
Number of households with residents	73112	87	4
Number of people per hectare	0.7	354	18
Average household size	2.33	237	14
Vacant household spaces	3574	34	8
Owner-occupied	52948	203	9
Without central heating	5007	171	9
Without own bath/shower & toilet	342	98	5
Overcrowding indicator	2377	325	21

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 920 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 Carmarthenshire 009D

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 920

920

Income Deprivation: 854

854

Employment: 1,059

1,059

Health: 1,171

1,171

Education: 1,155

1,155

Barriers to Services: 294

294

Barriers to Housing: 326

326

Living Environment: 705

705

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

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Nearest Stations

Nearest Railway Stations...

Whitland [ATW]	3.41 km (2.12 mi)
Clunderwen [ATW]	5.71 km (3.55 mi)
Narberth [ATW]	7.11 km (4.42 mi)

School Results

Results for nearest schools to Whitland

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School Results for Carmarthenshire

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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