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Electoral wardW05001257Cendl

Beaufort ward, Blaenau Gwent

Beaufort is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,805 residents in 2,573 households — 1,333 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20215,805council ward average 4,779
Households2,5732.26 residents per household
Density1,333/ km²about 4.35 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+23.0%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 16.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 278
5–95.2% · 302
10–156.8% · 396
16–193.3% · 194
20–244.4% · 257
25–3412.1% · 703
35–4917.4% · 1,008
50–6422.9% · 1,331
65–7412.7% · 737
75–847.9% · 459
85+2.4% · 138

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.1% · 439
1 car or van40.5% · 1,041
2 cars or vans30.1% · 775
3 or more12.4% · 318
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Blaenau Gwent overall: 60.1% owned, 23.7% social rented, 16.0% private rented.

Owned outright40.2% · 1,035
With mortgage29.5% · 759
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented21.4% · 551
Private rented8.8% · 226
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house14.3% · 368
Semi-detached house52.7% · 1,355
Terraced house26.8% · 688
Purpose-built flat5.4% · 139
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001257
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Cendl
Density rank in council
2 of 14

Communities in the ward

BadmintonBeaufort

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbertillery and Six Bells19.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,426BBlaina19.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,554BBrynmawr21.3% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned5,248CCwm20.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned3,937CCwmtillery19.8% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned4,448EEbbw Vale North18.6% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned4,702EEbbw Vale South16.7% aged 65+ · 56.1% owned4,194GGeorgetown19.7% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned4,023LLlanhilleth19.5% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned4,404NNantyglo19.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned4,543RRassau and Garnlydan22.6% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned3,908SSirhowy21.8% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,194TTredegar19.8% aged 65+ · 48.1% owned5,521

All 14 wards of Blaenau Gwent

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.