Electoral wardW05001649Aberbargod a Bargod

Aberbargoed and Bargoed ward, Caerphilly County Borough

Aberbargoed and Bargoed is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 9,869 residents in 4,292 households — 1,610 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.

Residents, 20219,869council ward average 5,676

Households4,2922.3 residents per household

Density1,610/ km²about 6.13 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636

Aged 65+18.6%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 20.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.4% · 636

5–96.5% · 643

10–157.1% · 704

16–194.2% · 418

20–246.0% · 597

25–3414.2% · 1,402

35–4917.3% · 1,709

50–6419.5% · 1,923

65–7410.5% · 1,040

75–845.8% · 576

85+2.2% · 220

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.3% · 1,173

1 car or van42.0% · 1,804

2 cars or vans22.9% · 985

3 or more7.7% · 330

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.

Owned outright32.2% · 1,383

With mortgage27.1% · 1,164

Shared ownership0.2% · 10

Social rented23.4% · 1,003

Private rented17.0% · 729

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house7.7% · 332

Semi-detached house31.4% · 1,347

Terraced house53.6% · 2,303

Purpose-built flat3.9% · 169

Converted house1.1% · 46

Other conversion0.5% · 23

Above shop / office1.7% · 74

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001649
Council: Caerphilly County Borough
Constituency: Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Aberbargod a Bargod
Density rank in council: 8 of 31

Communities in the ward

Bargoed

Other wards in the same constituency

DDarran Valley21.4% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned2,437 GGilfach22.6% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned1,995 MMoriah and Pontlottyn19.6% aged 65+ · 57.4% owned5,447 NNew Tredegar18.8% aged 65+ · 59.2% owned4,650 TTwyn Carno20.3% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned3,098

All 31 wards of Caerphilly 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.