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Electoral wardW05001235Bryntirion, Trelales a Merthyr Mawr

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr ward, Bridgend County Borough

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 9,087 residents in 3,605 households — 388 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.

Residents, 20219,087council ward average 5,196
Households3,6052.52 residents per household
Density388/ km²about 23.43 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+14.5%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 20.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 461
5–96.4% · 583
10–159.2% · 836
16–194.7% · 425
20–244.8% · 438
25–3411.7% · 1,061
35–4922.9% · 2,085
50–6420.7% · 1,881
65–748.5% · 772
75–844.5% · 408
85+1.5% · 136

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van9.9% · 356
1 car or van37.4% · 1,350
2 cars or vans38.9% · 1,402
3 or more13.8% · 497
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright30.5% · 1,100
With mortgage43.2% · 1,559
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented12.6% · 456
Private rented13.3% · 478
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house53.1% · 1,914
Semi-detached house28.6% · 1,032
Terraced house11.5% · 413
Purpose-built flat5.9% · 213
Converted house0.6% · 21
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001235
Constituency
Bridgend
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Bryntirion, Trelales a Merthyr Mawr
Density rank in council
22 of 28

Communities in the ward

LalestonMerthyr Mawr

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% owned2,738BBrackla West Central20.1% aged 65+ · 72.3% owned3,478BBridgend Central22.5% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned10,073CCefn-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.