Electoral wardW05001655
Crosskeys ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Crosskeys is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,198 residents in 1,475 households — 558 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20213,198council ward average 5,676
Households1,4752.17 residents per household
Density558/ km²about 5.73 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+23.4%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.1% · 130
5–95.1% · 164
10–156.8% · 216
16–193.7% · 117
20–244.8% · 155
25–3412.8% · 410
35–4919.0% · 606
50–6420.3% · 650
65–7413.2% · 423
75–847.9% · 252
85+2.3% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van19.7% · 291
1 car or van45.1% · 665
2 cars or vans25.8% · 381
3 or more9.4% · 139
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright35.6% · 525
With mortgage31.4% · 463
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented18.9% · 279
Private rented14.0% · 206
Type of home
Detached house6.5% · 96
Semi-detached house16.0% · 236
Terraced house59.2% · 873
Purpose-built flat16.1% · 238
Converted house0.8% · 12
Other conversion0.7% · 10
Above shop / office0.5% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001655- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 31
Communities in the ward
Crosskeys
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbercarn17.5% aged 65+ · 67.5% owned5,446AArgoed18.8% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned2,709BBlackwood22.4% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned8,103CCefn Fforest and Pengam21.0% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned7,393CCrumlin20.4% 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.