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Electoral wardW05001232Gorllewin Bracla

Brackla West ward, Bridgend County Borough

Brackla West is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,738 residents in 1,106 households — 4,500 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.

Residents, 20212,738council ward average 5,196
Households1,1062.48 residents per household
Density4,500/ km²about 0.61 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+12.4%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 24.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.0% · 164
5–98.2% · 225
10–1510.2% · 280
16–195.1% · 140
20–245.6% · 154
25–3414.2% · 390
35–4921.1% · 578
50–6417.1% · 468
65–747.8% · 213
75–843.8% · 103
85+0.9% · 24

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.6% · 239
1 car or van44.5% · 493
2 cars or vans26.1% · 289
3 or more7.8% · 86
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright18.0% · 199
With mortgage23.2% · 257
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented43.1% · 477
Private rented15.3% · 169

Type of home

Detached house23.4% · 259
Semi-detached house33.6% · 372
Terraced house27.9% · 309
Purpose-built flat14.5% · 161
Converted house0.4% · 4
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001232
Constituency
Bridgend
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Gorllewin Bracla
Density rank in council
2 of 28

Communities in the ward

Brackla

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberkenfig19.0% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned2,384BBrackla East Central14.9% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned2,520BBrackla East and Coychurch Lower19.9% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned4,130BBrackla 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.