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Electoral wardW05001269

Tredegar ward, Blaenau Gwent

Tredegar is one of 14 electoral wards of Blaenau Gwent (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,521 residents in 2,591 households — 506 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20215,521council ward average 4,779
Households2,5912.13 residents per household
Density506/ km²about 10.91 km² · Blaenau Gwent 615
Aged 65+19.8%Blaenau Gwent: 20.2% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.6% · 310
5–95.9% · 324
10–156.4% · 356
16–194.3% · 235
20–245.2% · 289
25–3413.9% · 769
35–4917.8% · 983
50–6421.1% · 1,166
65–7410.2% · 565
75–847.1% · 393
85+2.4% · 133

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van31.1% · 805
1 car or van41.4% · 1,073
2 cars or vans20.5% · 531
3 or more7.0% · 182
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.1% · 755
With mortgage19.0% · 493
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented36.8% · 953
Private rented14.7% · 381
Lives rent free0.2% · 4

Type of home

Detached house10.0% · 259
Semi-detached house44.4% · 1,151
Terraced house31.8% · 823
Purpose-built flat11.5% · 298
Converted house0.8% · 20
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office1.2% · 32
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001269
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
11 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% owned3,908SSirhowy21.8% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned5,194

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.