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Electoral wardW05001259Bryn-mawr

Brynmawr ward, Blaenau Gwent

Brynmawr is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,248 residents in 2,423 households — 923 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20215,248council ward average 4,779
Households2,4232.17 residents per household
Density923/ km²about 5.69 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+21.3%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 268
5–95.5% · 289
10–156.8% · 357
16–193.4% · 180
20–245.3% · 276
25–3413.4% · 703
35–4916.9% · 885
50–6422.4% · 1,173
65–7411.7% · 612
75–846.7% · 354
85+2.9% · 151

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van24.1% · 583
1 car or van42.2% · 1,023
2 cars or vans24.9% · 604
3 or more8.8% · 213
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.6% · 790
With mortgage25.2% · 610
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented24.7% · 599
Private rented17.2% · 416
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house10.5% · 255
Semi-detached house35.6% · 862
Terraced house38.5% · 934
Purpose-built flat12.7% · 307
Converted house0.7% · 16
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office1.8% · 43
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001259
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Bryn-mawr
Density rank in council
4 of 14

Communities in the ward

Brynmawr

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbertillery and Six Bells19.9% aged 65+ · 64.2% owned6,426BBeaufort23.0% aged 65+ · 69.7% owned5,805BBlaina19.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned4,554CCwm20.7% 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.