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Electoral wardW05001228Abercynffig

Aberkenfig ward, Bridgend County Borough

Aberkenfig is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,384 residents in 1,049 households — 194 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.

Residents, 20212,384council ward average 5,196
Households1,0492.27 residents per household
Density194/ km²about 12.27 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+19.0%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 126
5–95.5% · 131
10–155.9% · 140
16–193.6% · 86
20–244.5% · 108
25–3414.9% · 356
35–4919.7% · 470
50–6421.6% · 515
65–7410.9% · 261
75–846.2% · 147
85+1.9% · 45

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.0% · 167
1 car or van37.5% · 392
2 cars or vans33.6% · 351
3 or more13.0% · 136
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Bridgend County Borough overall: 70.5% owned, 13.9% social rented, 15.3% private rented.

Owned outright38.5% · 404
With mortgage40.1% · 421
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented6.9% · 72
Private rented14.1% · 148

Type of home

Detached house24.7% · 259
Semi-detached house32.5% · 341
Terraced house34.7% · 364
Purpose-built flat5.5% · 58
Converted house0.8% · 8
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office1.6% · 17
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001228
Constituency
Bridgend
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Abercynffig
Density rank in council
27 of 28

Communities in the ward

Llangynwyd LowerNewcastle Higher

Other wards in the same constituency

BBrackla East Central14.9% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned2,520BBrackla East and Coychurch Lower19.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned4,130BBrackla West12.4% aged 65+ · 41.2% owned2,738BBrackla West Central20.1% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,478BBridgend Central22.5% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned10,073BBryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr14.5% aged 65+ · 73.7% owned9,087CCefn-glas22.2% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned4,126CCoity Higher13.4% aged 65+ · 82.7% owned11,251NNewton37.2% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,317NNottage34.0% aged 65+ · 88.0% owned3,234OOldcastle21.7% aged 65+ · 71.0% owned5,175PPen-y-fai24.1% aged 65+ · 91.1% owned2,302PPencoed and Penprysg22.9% aged 65+ · 77.0% owned10,011PPorthcawl East Central28.6% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned5,681

All 28 wards of Bridgend County Borough

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.