Electoral wardW05001258Blaenau
Blaina ward, Blaenau Gwent
Blaina is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,554 residents in 2,071 households — 579 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.
Residents, 20214,554council ward average 4,779
Households2,0712.2 residents per household
Density579/ km²about 7.87 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+19.9%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 17.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 238
5–95.9% · 269
10–156.3% · 289
16–193.9% · 179
20–245.4% · 247
25–3412.0% · 546
35–4916.7% · 761
50–6424.6% · 1,120
65–7410.5% · 480
75–847.6% · 345
85+1.8% · 80
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.0% · 435
1 car or van41.5% · 859
2 cars or vans27.5% · 569
3 or more10.0% · 208
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blaenau Gwent overall: 60.1% owned, 23.7% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright35.5% · 735
With mortgage28.1% · 581
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented21.4% · 443
Private rented14.9% · 309
Type of home
Detached house11.7% · 243
Semi-detached house20.0% · 415
Terraced house61.0% · 1,264
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 109
Converted house0.9% · 19
Other conversion0.4% · 8
Above shop / office0.7% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001258- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Blaenau
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 14
Communities in the ward
Nantyglo and Blaina
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbertillery and Six Bells19.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,426BBeaufort23.0% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,805BBrynmawr21.3% 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
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.