Electoral wardW05001268Sirhywi
Sirhowy ward, Blaenau Gwent
Sirhowy is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,194 residents in 2,290 households — 314 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.
Residents, 20215,194council ward average 4,779
Households2,2902.27 residents per household
Density314/ km²about 16.55 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+21.8%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 16.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 269
5–95.4% · 282
10–156.3% · 327
16–193.8% · 199
20–245.0% · 258
25–3412.6% · 656
35–4917.0% · 881
50–6423.0% · 1,193
65–7412.5% · 650
75–847.4% · 384
85+1.8% · 96
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.8% · 477
1 car or van40.2% · 921
2 cars or vans27.6% · 631
3 or more11.4% · 260
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Blaenau Gwent overall: 60.1% owned, 23.7% social rented, 16.0% private rented.
Owned outright39.1% · 895
With mortgage24.9% · 571
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented26.8% · 613
Private rented9.1% · 208
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house20.7% · 475
Semi-detached house39.3% · 900
Terraced house33.4% · 765
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 127
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001268- Council
- Blaenau Gwent
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Sirhywi
- Density rank in council
- 14 of 14
Communities in the ward
Tredegar
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% owned4,543RRassau and Garnlydan22.6% aged 65+ · 54.9% owned3,908TTredegar19.8% 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.