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Electoral wardW05001242Dwyrain Maesteg
Maesteg East ward, Bridgend County Borough
Maesteg East is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,697 residents in 2,124 households — 848 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.
Residents, 20214,697council ward average 5,196
Households2,1242.21 residents per household
Density848/ km²about 5.54 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+26.0%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 16.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 188
5–94.9% · 228
10–157.3% · 345
16–194.5% · 213
20–245.4% · 254
25–3410.4% · 488
35–4916.9% · 793
50–6420.6% · 967
65–7414.4% · 678
75–848.8% · 415
85+2.7% · 129
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.3% · 495
1 car or van44.9% · 953
2 cars or vans24.2% · 514
3 or more7.6% · 162
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bridgend County Borough overall: 70.5% owned, 13.9% social rented, 15.3% private rented.
Owned outright44.7% · 950
With mortgage24.8% · 527
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented12.9% · 275
Private rented17.2% · 365
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house13.1% · 279
Semi-detached house37.7% · 800
Terraced house42.9% · 911
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 93
Converted house0.9% · 20
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office0.7% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001242- Council
- Bridgend County Borough
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Dwyrain Maesteg
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 28
Communities in the ward
Maesteg
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.