Electoral wardW05001651
Argoed ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Argoed is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,709 residents in 1,124 households — 173 people per km², the 28th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20212,709council ward average 5,676
Households1,1242.41 residents per household
Density173/ km²about 15.66 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+18.8%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 133
5–96.5% · 177
10–157.8% · 211
16–194.5% · 121
20–245.4% · 146
25–3413.0% · 353
35–4918.5% · 501
50–6420.5% · 556
65–7411.2% · 303
75–846.0% · 163
85+1.6% · 43
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.1% · 204
1 car or van42.8% · 481
2 cars or vans26.0% · 292
3 or more13.2% · 148
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright33.3% · 375
With mortgage31.5% · 354
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented22.9% · 258
Private rented12.0% · 135
Type of home
Detached house15.9% · 179
Semi-detached house41.5% · 467
Terraced house40.7% · 457
Purpose-built flat0.7% · 8
Converted house0.6% · 7
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001651- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 29 of 31
Communities in the ward
Argoed
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbercarn17.5% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned5,446BBlackwood22.4% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned8,103CCefn Fforest and Pengam21.0% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned7,393CCrosskeys23.4% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned3,198CCrumlin20.4% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,796NNewbridge22.3% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned6,237PPenmaen20.1% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned5,658RRisca East20.2% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned6,143RRisca West21.9% aged 65+ · 65.9% owned5,085
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.