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Electoral wardW05001252Canol Gorllewin Porthcawl

Porthcawl West Central ward, Bridgend County Borough

Porthcawl West Central is one of 28 electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,538 residents in 1,202 households — 3,530 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bridgend constituency.

Residents, 20212,538council ward average 5,196
Households1,2022.11 residents per household
Density3,530/ km²about 0.72 km² · Bridgend County Borough 580
Aged 65+29.6%Bridgend County Borough: 20.7% · under 16: 14.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–42.8% · 70
5–94.3% · 109
10–157.3% · 185
16–193.9% · 99
20–244.0% · 102
25–347.4% · 187
35–4916.4% · 415
50–6424.4% · 619
65–7415.2% · 387
75–8410.2% · 259
85+4.2% · 106

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.0% · 253
1 car or van43.3% · 522
2 cars or vans25.6% · 309
3 or more10.0% · 121
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright45.3% · 545
With mortgage27.6% · 332
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented8.1% · 97
Private rented18.6% · 223

Type of home

Detached house21.5% · 259
Semi-detached house27.3% · 329
Terraced house22.1% · 266
Purpose-built flat15.6% · 188
Converted house11.9% · 143
Other conversion1.1% · 13
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001252
Constituency
Bridgend
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Canol Gorllewin Porthcawl
Density rank in council
5 of 28

Communities in the ward

Porthcawl

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% owned10,073BBryntirion, 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% owned10,011

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.