Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0Half of Pensarn is over 57.8, older than 98% of UK towns
Across Wales’s towns, 32% of households are one person living alone; in Pensarn, 49%. Census figures put households in terraced houses at 0.7% here. At 40%, the share of married adults and civil partners is lower than in 90% of UK towns. The 2021 Census put the village’s population at 1,329, in 772 households.
What the Census says about Pensarn’s people
Older than most towns
Half of Pensarn’s residents are under 57.8 and half over, against 44.4 in the typical UK town. 37% are 65 or over, against 21% across Wales’s towns. Ages ↓
Many carers
179 residents gave unpaid care to someone with an illness, disability or old age in 2021, 14% of those 5 and over: more than in 99% of UK towns. Relationships & caring ↓
A village of flats
33% of households live in a flat or maisonette, more than in 97% of UK towns. 32% have no car or van. Homes & cars ↓
Written from the data on this page: ONS Census 2021 (output areas summed to the 2022 built-up area).
Above 98% of UK towns: 37% of residents are 65 or over
Share of residents in each five-year age band, Census 2021.
More residents are 70–74 than any other five-year age: 11% of residents, 1.9 times the share across Wales’s towns. The usual figure: 21% of residents are 65 or over across Wales’s towns. Locally, 7.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
2.8% of adults are full-time students, fewer than in 99% of UK towns
What adults did at the 2021 Census (the ONS’s NS-SEC classes), and where residents lived a year earlier.
Adults by occupation class · residents 16 and over
Address a year before the Census
Residents who lived somewhere else a year earlier. The bar runs to 25%.
Across Wales’s towns, the share of residents who moved in within the year is 9.1%; Pensarn has 11%. To put it in context, 8% of adults are full-time students across Wales’s towns.
A lower share of households with dependent children than 99% of UK towns, at 11%
Household make-up at the 2021 Census. Each square is 1% of households.
Against Clwyd’s towns and Wales’s towns
People per household
Wales’s towns.
In Pensarn, 0.8% of households are unrelated adults sharing a home, beside 3.1% across Wales’s towns. Typically, 27% of households have dependent children across Wales’s towns. Households average 1.7 people.
Pensarn: 32% of households have no car or van, above 97% of UK towns
Accommodation type and cars or vans per household, Census 2021. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Cars or vans · share of households
Across Wales’s towns, 14% of households live in a flat or apartment; in Pensarn, 33%. One household in every 3 has no car or van. At 36%, the share of households in detached houses is higher than in just over two thirds of UK towns.
98% of residents have English as their main language, a share 59% of UK towns don’t reach
Country of birth, year of arrival and main language, Census 2021.
Born outside the UK, by region · share of all residents; the bar runs to 10%
Main language · residents aged 3 and over
Set against 7.4% across Wales’s towns, 5.6% of residents were born outside the UK in Pensarn. The wider picture: 96% of residents have English as their main language across Wales’s towns. The two biggest birthplaces abroad are in EU countries (2.5%) and in the Middle East and Asia (2%).
10% of Pensarn’s residents can speak Welsh
Welsh language skills, residents aged 3 and over, Census 2021.
Welsh language skills · residents aged 3 and over
Welsh speakers number 133, or 10% of residents aged 3 and over, against 16% across Welsh towns: fewer than in 67% of them. The highest share in Clwyd belongs to Llanfairfechan (44%).
95% of residents describe themselves as White British, more than in 78% of UK towns
How residents described themselves at the 2021 Census. Lines join the lowest and highest of the three figures.
Ethnic groups other than White British · all residents
White British, not charted: 95% of Pensarn · Clwyd’s towns 92% · Wales’s towns 90%.
Religion · all residents
Behind White British, the largest groups are Other White (2.1%), Mixed or multiple (0.8%) and Arab (0.5%). Compared with other places, residents with no religion are scarce here: 37%, fewer than in 73% of UK towns. Residents who describe themselves as White British: 90% across Wales’s towns, for comparison. The share of residents who describe themselves as Christian is 53%, against 43% across Wales’s towns.
Pensarn ranks above 99% of UK towns on unpaid carers: 14%
Legal partnership status (residents 16 and over) and unpaid care (residents 5 and over), Census 2021.
Partnership status · residents 16 and over
Unpaid care given · share of residents 5 and over
Unpaid care takes 50 hours a week or more for 74 people. Set beside that, 10% of residents give unpaid care across Wales’s towns. Few places have so few adults who have never married: 30% here, fewer than in nearly two thirds of UK towns.
Adults with a degree-level qualification: 20%
Highest qualification, residents 16 and over, Census 2021.
Highest qualification · residents 16 and over
With 20% of its adults qualified to degree level, Pensarn compares with 31% across Wales’s towns; another 32% hold no qualification (20%).
Every nearby town is younger than Pensarn
Nearby built-up areas coloured by median age, Census 2021. Tap a town for its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Homes with children |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensarn | 1,329 | — | 57.8 | 37% | 11% |
| Abergele | 8,531 | 0.9 mi | 52.2 | 33% | 21% |
| Kinmel Bay | 9,016 | 2.3 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 25% |
| Llanddulas | 1,097 | 2.8 mi | 53.2 | 32% | 20% |
| Bodelwyddan | 1,785 | 3.3 mi | 42.2 | 20% | 30% |
| Mynydd Marian | 1,351 | 3.4 mi | 39.8 | 15% | 34% |
| Rhyl | 26,982 | 4.5 mi | 41.8 | 21% | 28% |
| Rhuddlan | 3,791 | 4.7 mi | 50.8 | 29% | 21% |
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What this data can and can’t tell you
- “Clwyd’s towns” and “Wales’s towns” mean their built-up areas. Census comparisons pool every built-up area in Clwyd (or Wales), summed the same way as Pensarn’s figures, so households in open countryside are left out.
- Small counts are blurred. The ONS adds small random changes to Census counts to protect privacy, so the same total differs a little between tables, and the shares of a small town can move by a point or two.
Questions about Pensarn’s residents
What is the population of Pensarn?
The 2021 Census counted 1,329 people in Pensarn’s built-up area.
What is the average age in Pensarn?
The median age was 57.8 at the 2021 Census. 7.1% of residents were 15 to 24 and 37% were 65 or over.
How diverse is Pensarn?
95% of residents described themselves as White British in 2021, against 90% across Wales’s towns and 92% across Clwyd’s towns. 5.6% were born outside the UK.
What religion are people in Pensarn?
37% said they had no religion and 53% that they were Christian at the 2021 Census; 1.4% were Muslim and 7.4% didn’t answer.
Is Pensarn good for families?
11% of households had dependent children in 2021, against 27% across Wales’s towns. Schools are on Pensarn’s schools page.
How many people speak Welsh in Pensarn?
133 residents aged 3 and over, 10%, said they can speak Welsh at the 2021 Census, against 16% across Welsh towns.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area (TS002, TS003, TS004, TS007A, TS008, TS015, TS017, TS019, TS021, TS029, TS030, TS039, TS044, TS045, TS062, TS067, TS032). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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