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Electoral wardW05001266Nant-y-glo

Nantyglo ward, Blaenau Gwent

Nantyglo is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,543 residents in 1,959 households — 609 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20214,543council ward average 4,779
Households1,9592.32 residents per household
Density609/ km²about 7.46 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+19.1%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 271
5–95.8% · 262
10–157.5% · 343
16–194.6% · 210
20–245.0% · 226
25–3412.6% · 571
35–4918.1% · 824
50–6421.3% · 970
65–7410.9% · 494
75–846.6% · 298
85+1.7% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.8% · 428
1 car or van41.6% · 815
2 cars or vans26.0% · 509
3 or more10.6% · 207
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright31.0% · 608
With mortgage23.7% · 465
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented34.3% · 672
Private rented10.7% · 209
Lives rent free0.3% · 5

Type of home

Detached house15.3% · 300
Semi-detached house36.3% · 711
Terraced house38.2% · 748
Purpose-built flat8.3% · 163
Converted house0.4% · 7
Other conversion0.4% · 7
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile1.1% · 22
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001266
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Nant-y-glo
Density rank in council
7 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% owned5,805BBlaina19.9% 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% owned4,404RRassau 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.