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Electoral wardW05001664Moriah a Phontlotyn
Moriah and Pontlottyn ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Moriah and Pontlottyn is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,447 residents in 2,461 households — 744 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney constituency.
Residents, 20215,447council ward average 5,676
Households2,4612.21 residents per household
Density744/ km²about 7.32 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+19.6%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 17.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 295
5–95.8% · 314
10–156.5% · 355
16–193.5% · 191
20–245.9% · 322
25–3412.8% · 698
35–4917.6% · 958
50–6422.9% · 1,247
65–7411.1% · 606
75–846.5% · 355
85+2.0% · 109
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van28.5% · 701
1 car or van42.2% · 1,038
2 cars or vans20.9% · 515
3 or more8.4% · 207
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright34.4% · 847
With mortgage23.0% · 565
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented29.9% · 735
Private rented12.6% · 310
Type of home
Detached house9.3% · 229
Semi-detached house22.8% · 561
Terraced house56.5% · 1,390
Purpose-built flat10.4% · 255
Converted house0.5% · 12
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 11
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001664- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Moriah a Phontlotyn
- Density rank in council
- 15 of 31
Communities in the ward
Rhymney
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.