Electoral wardW05001229Melin Ifan Ddu
Blackmill ward, Bridgend County Borough
Blackmill is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,508 residents in 1,020 households — 149 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency.
Residents, 20212,508council ward average 5,196
Households1,0202.46 residents per household
Density149/ km²about 16.79 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+20.3%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 124
5–96.4% · 160
10–157.9% · 199
16–194.4% · 111
20–245.2% · 131
25–3413.2% · 330
35–4916.6% · 417
50–6421.0% · 528
65–7411.0% · 276
75–846.7% · 167
85+2.6% · 66
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.9% · 203
1 car or van39.5% · 404
2 cars or vans29.9% · 306
3 or more10.7% · 109
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bridgend County Borough overall: 70.5% owned, 13.9% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright35.0% · 358
With mortgage28.3% · 290
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented20.8% · 213
Private rented15.3% · 157
Lives rent free0.4% · 4
Type of home
Detached house24.2% · 248
Semi-detached house35.4% · 363
Terraced house36.6% · 375
Purpose-built flat3.1% · 32
Converted house0.2% · 2
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001229- Council
- Bridgend County Borough
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Melin Ifan Ddu
- Density rank in council
- 28 of 28
Communities in the ward
Ogmore Valley
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.