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Electoral wardW05001267Rasa a Garnlydan

Rassau and Garnlydan ward, Blaenau Gwent

Rassau and Garnlydan is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,908 residents in 1,721 households — 592 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20213,908council ward average 4,779
Households1,7212.27 residents per household
Density592/ km²about 6.60 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+22.6%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 18.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 225
5–95.7% · 221
10–156.8% · 264
16–193.9% · 153
20–245.8% · 225
25–3411.6% · 453
35–4916.8% · 655
50–6421.2% · 829
65–7412.1% · 474
75–847.8% · 303
85+2.7% · 104

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.8% · 409
1 car or van42.8% · 737
2 cars or vans24.0% · 413
3 or more9.4% · 161
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright32.9% · 566
With mortgage22.0% · 379
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented36.0% · 620
Private rented8.5% · 147
Lives rent free0.3% · 5

Type of home

Detached house22.9% · 394
Semi-detached house37.7% · 649
Terraced house30.9% · 532
Purpose-built flat8.0% · 137
Converted house0.2% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001267
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Rasa a Garnlydan
Density rank in council
9 of 14

Communities in the ward

GarnlydanRassau

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% owned4,404NNantyglo19.1% aged 65+ · 54.7% owned4,543SSirhowy21.8% 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.