Electoral wardW05001668
Penmaen ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Penmaen is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,658 residents in 2,304 households — 1,172 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20215,658council ward average 5,676
Households2,3042.46 residents per household
Density1,172/ km²about 4.83 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+20.1%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.6% · 262
5–96.0% · 342
10–158.7% · 494
16–194.7% · 264
20–244.4% · 250
25–3411.0% · 623
35–4920.6% · 1,164
50–6419.8% · 1,120
65–7411.8% · 668
75–846.2% · 353
85+2.1% · 118
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.4% · 239
1 car or van38.8% · 895
2 cars or vans36.8% · 848
3 or more14.0% · 322
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright40.6% · 935
With mortgage39.7% · 914
Shared ownership0.3% · 8
Social rented8.6% · 198
Private rented10.8% · 248
Type of home
Detached house29.1% · 670
Semi-detached house38.7% · 892
Terraced house29.9% · 690
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 42
Converted house0.2% · 5
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001668- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 31
Communities in the ward
Penmaen
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% owned7,393CCrosskeys23.4% aged 65+ · 67.0% owned3,198CCrumlin20.4% aged 65+ · 72.7% owned5,796NNewbridge22.3% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned6,237RRisca 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.