Electoral wardW05001665
Nelson ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Nelson is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,470 residents in 1,990 households — 407 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly constituency.
Residents, 20214,470council ward average 5,676
Households1,9902.25 residents per household
Density407/ km²about 10.98 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+26.3%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 15.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 200
5–94.9% · 220
10–155.9% · 265
16–194.2% · 190
20–245.3% · 236
25–3410.0% · 446
35–4916.3% · 731
50–6422.6% · 1,009
65–7413.6% · 607
75–849.6% · 428
85+3.1% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.6% · 330
1 car or van42.8% · 851
2 cars or vans28.9% · 576
3 or more11.7% · 233
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright43.8% · 872
With mortgage29.7% · 590
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented16.4% · 327
Private rented9.8% · 195
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house18.4% · 366
Semi-detached house50.0% · 995
Terraced house28.8% · 574
Purpose-built flat1.4% · 28
Converted house0.5% · 10
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.8% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001665- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 24 of 31
Communities in the ward
Nelson
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% owned7,393HHengoed14.4% 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% owned7,481PPenyrheol18.7% 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.