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Caerphilly β€” Housing Profile (Census 2021)

ONS Census 2021 Β· 76,257 households Β· ONS code W06000018 Β· Census day 21 March 2021

What is the housing profile of Caerphilly?

Caerphilly has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 79/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+5 points above the national average of 74/100). 56.9% of its 76,257 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 85.1% use mains gas heating, and 2.1% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

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Source: ONS Census 2021 Bulk Download (OGL v3.0)

GHSP 79/100Gera Housing Stock Profile for Caerphilly β€” Comfortable (+5 points above the national average of 74/100). How it is calculated

Census 2021 housing data β€” Caerphilly

MetricCaerphillyNationalSource
Total households76,25724,783,191TS044
Detached dwellings17.2%β€”TS044
Semi-detached dwellings39.7%β€”TS044
Terraced dwellings34.7%β€”TS044
Purpose-built flats6.7%β€”TS044
Mains gas heating only85.1%73.8%TS046
Electric-only heating2.1%β€”TS046
Oil-only heating0.7%β€”TS046
No central heating0.5%β€”TS046
Under-occupied (spare bedrooms)77.4%β€”TS052
Overcrowded (βˆ’1 or fewer)2.1%4.3%TS052
No car or van20.3%23.3%TS045
1 car or van41.8%β€”TS045
2 cars or vans27.7%β€”TS045
3+ cars or vans10.2%β€”TS045
GHSP score79/10074/100Gera composite

All figures from ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the housing profile of Caerphilly according to Census 2021?

Caerphilly has a Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) of 79/100 from ONS Census 2021 (+5 points above the national average of 74/100). 56.9% of its 76,257 households occupy detached or semi-detached houses, 85.1% use mains gas heating, and 2.1% are overcrowded by bedroom standard. Source: ONS Census 2021 Tables TS044–TS052 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021.

What percentage of homes in Caerphilly are detached or semi-detached?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS044), 56.9% of the 76,257 households in Caerphilly occupy detached (17.2%) or semi-detached (39.7%) properties. Terraced houses account for 34.7% and purpose-built flats for 6.7%. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What type of central heating do homes in Caerphilly use?

Per ONS Census 2021 (Table TS046), 85.1% of households in Caerphilly use mains gas as their sole central heating source. Electric-only heating accounts for 2.1%, oil-only for 0.7%, and 0.5% of households have no central heating. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

Is there overcrowding in Caerphilly?

The ONS bedroom standard defines overcrowding as a household having one or fewer bedrooms than required. In Caerphilly, 2.1% of households were overcrowded at Census Day 21 March 2021. By contrast, 77.4% were under-occupied (one or more spare bedrooms). Source: ONS Census 2021, Table TS052, OGL v3.0.

How many households in Caerphilly have no car?

According to ONS Census 2021 (Table TS045), 20.3% of households in Caerphilly have no car or van. 41.8% have one car, 27.7% have two cars, and 10.2% have three or more. Source: ONS Census 2021, OGL v3.0.

What is the Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP)?

The Gera Housing Stock Profile (GHSP) is a 0–100 index computed from four ONS Census 2021 Topic Summary tables (TS044 accommodation type, TS045 car availability, TS046 central heating, TS052 bedroom occupancy rating). Formula: GHSP = 0.30 Γ— (detached+semi)% + 0.25 Γ— (100 βˆ’ overcrowded%) + 0.25 Γ— mains-gas% + 0.20 Γ— (100 βˆ’ no-car%). A higher score indicates a local authority with more spacious housing, lower overcrowding, stronger mains-gas connection, and higher car availability. National England & Wales baseline: 74/100. Source: ONS Census 2021 (OGL v3.0), census day 21 March 2021. All data is published by ONS.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Census 2021, Tables TS044, TS045, TS046, TS052. ONS geography code: W06000018. Reference date: 21 March 2021. Published: January 2023. Fetched: 2026-06-20. Full methodology.