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Electoral wardW05001233Canol Gorllewin Bracla

Brackla West Central ward, Bridgend County Borough

Brackla West Central is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,478 residents in 1,496 households — 4,051 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.

Residents, 20213,478council ward average 5,196
Households1,4962.32 residents per household
Density4,051/ km²about 0.86 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+20.1%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 18.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 204
5–95.5% · 191
10–156.6% · 231
16–193.5% · 120
20–245.0% · 173
25–3412.7% · 442
35–4918.2% · 631
50–6422.6% · 787
65–7410.8% · 374
75–847.0% · 243
85+2.3% · 80

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van15.8% · 237
1 car or van43.8% · 655
2 cars or vans30.2% · 452
3 or more10.2% · 152
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.3% · 588
With mortgage33.0% · 494
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented10.6% · 158
Private rented17.0% · 255

Type of home

Detached house33.1% · 495
Semi-detached house36.2% · 542
Terraced house26.0% · 389
Purpose-built flat4.5% · 67
Above shop / office0.2% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001233
Constituency
Bridgend
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Canol Gorllewin Bracla
Density rank in council
3 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 West12.4% aged 65+ · 41.2% owned2,738BBridgend 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.