Electoral wardW05001260
Cwm ward, Blaenau Gwent
Cwm is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,937 residents in 1,811 households — 394 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.
Residents, 20213,937council ward average 4,779
Households1,8112.17 residents per household
Density394/ km²about 9.98 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+20.7%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 172
5–95.0% · 195
10–156.4% · 252
16–193.7% · 145
20–245.7% · 226
25–3413.2% · 520
35–4917.9% · 706
50–6423.0% · 906
65–7412.0% · 473
75–846.8% · 266
85+2.0% · 77
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.0% · 363
1 car or van42.1% · 763
2 cars or vans25.5% · 461
3 or more12.4% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blaenau Gwent overall: 60.1% owned, 23.7% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright41.1% · 743
With mortgage26.0% · 470
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented12.1% · 218
Private rented20.7% · 375
Type of home
Detached house15.1% · 273
Semi-detached house11.3% · 205
Terraced house69.1% · 1,252
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 48
Converted house0.8% · 14
Other conversion0.3% · 6
Above shop / office0.7% · 13
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001260- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 14
Communities in the ward
Cwm
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% owned4,554BBrynmawr21.3% aged 65+ · 57.8% owned5,248CCwmtillery19.8% 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.