Electoral wardW05001669
Penyrheol ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Penyrheol is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 12,214 residents in 5,022 households — 2,088 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly constituency.
Residents, 202112,214council ward average 5,676
Households5,0222.43 residents per household
Density2,088/ km²about 5.85 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+18.7%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.5% · 671
5–96.2% · 753
10–158.2% · 1,005
16–194.9% · 601
20–245.0% · 609
25–3412.7% · 1,549
35–4919.5% · 2,386
50–6419.3% · 2,359
65–7411.2% · 1,368
75–845.5% · 676
85+1.9% · 237
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.3% · 867
1 car or van40.8% · 2,047
2 cars or vans31.2% · 1,565
3 or more10.8% · 543
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright33.2% · 1,669
With mortgage35.3% · 1,771
Shared ownership0.2% · 10
Social rented21.0% · 1,056
Private rented10.2% · 513
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house26.8% · 1,344
Semi-detached house55.9% · 2,809
Terraced house9.5% · 477
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 361
Converted house0.3% · 13
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 13
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001669- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 31
Communities in the ward
Penyrheol, Trecenydd and Energlyn
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% owned7,481NNelson26.3% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned4,470PPontllanfraith22.3% 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.