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Electoral wardW05001654Cefn Fforest a Phengam

Cefn Fforest and Pengam ward, Caerphilly County Borough

Cefn Fforest and Pengam is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 7,393 residents in 3,237 households — 2,452 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly and Newport West and Islwyn constituencies.

Residents, 20217,393council ward average 5,676
Households3,2372.28 residents per household
Density2,452/ km²about 3.01 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+21.0%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 382
5–95.4% · 399
10–157.3% · 541
16–194.4% · 326
20–245.3% · 389
25–3412.6% · 929
35–4917.8% · 1,313
50–6421.1% · 1,561
65–7411.5% · 847
75–847.3% · 541
85+2.2% · 164

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.5% · 727
1 car or van41.9% · 1,355
2 cars or vans26.1% · 845
3 or more9.6% · 310
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.3% · 1,111
With mortgage27.0% · 874
Shared ownership0.3% · 10
Social rented26.4% · 856
Private rented11.7% · 380
Lives rent free0.2% · 6

Type of home

Detached house14.1% · 457
Semi-detached house53.8% · 1,743
Terraced house23.2% · 751
Purpose-built flat7.0% · 228
Converted house0.8% · 26
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.9% · 28
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001654
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Cefn Fforest a Phengam
Density rank in council
3 of 31

Communities in the ward

Cefn FforestPengam

Other wards in the same constituency

AAber Valley15.8% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,508AAbercarn17.5% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned5,446AArgoed18.8% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned2,709BBedwas and Trethomas22.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned6,459BBlackwood22.4% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned8,103CCrosskeys23.4% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned3,198CCrumlin20.4% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,796HHengoed14.4% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned5,510LLlanbradach21.3% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned4,089MMachen and Rudry19.5% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned5,124MMaesycwmmer21.8% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned2,418MMorgan Jones20.3% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned7,481NNelson26.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,470NNewbridge22.3% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned6,237

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.