Electoral wardW05001659
Hengoed ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Hengoed is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,510 residents in 2,208 households — 2,667 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly constituency.
Residents, 20215,510council ward average 5,676
Households2,2082.5 residents per household
Density2,667/ km²about 2.07 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+14.4%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 298
5–97.0% · 388
10–158.0% · 443
16–194.8% · 266
20–245.0% · 278
25–3414.6% · 802
35–4919.7% · 1,087
50–6420.9% · 1,149
65–749.2% · 508
75–843.8% · 211
85+1.4% · 76
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.9% · 395
1 car or van41.2% · 910
2 cars or vans29.7% · 656
3 or more11.1% · 246
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright29.5% · 651
With mortgage38.3% · 847
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented21.0% · 464
Private rented11.0% · 244
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house21.7% · 479
Semi-detached house61.6% · 1,359
Terraced house12.2% · 269
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 90
Converted house0.1% · 3
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001659- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 31
Communities in the ward
Gelligaer
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber Valley15.8% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,508BBedwas and Trethomas22.4% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned6,459CCefn Fforest and Pengam21.0% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned7,393LLlanbradach21.3% 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% owned4,470PPenyrheol18.7% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned12,214PPontllanfraith22.3% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned8,381SSt Cattwg20.0% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned7,488SSt Martins20.6% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned8,494VVan21.6% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned4,594YYnysddu16.9% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned3,966
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.