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Electoral wardW05001670Pontllan-fraith

Pontllanfraith ward, Caerphilly County Borough

Pontllanfraith is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 8,381 residents in 3,597 households — 1,452 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly constituency.

Residents, 20218,381council ward average 5,676
Households3,5972.33 residents per household
Density1,452/ km²about 5.77 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+22.3%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 423
5–95.5% · 463
10–157.3% · 615
16–194.6% · 389
20–245.0% · 419
25–3411.7% · 979
35–4919.1% · 1,601
50–6419.4% · 1,625
65–7412.4% · 1,044
75–847.0% · 591
85+2.8% · 238

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.3% · 659
1 car or van40.5% · 1,455
2 cars or vans29.7% · 1,070
3 or more11.5% · 413
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.

Owned outright38.8% · 1,397
With mortgage30.1% · 1,083
Shared ownership0.2% · 6
Social rented19.0% · 684
Private rented11.8% · 425
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house19.0% · 685
Semi-detached house55.6% · 2,000
Terraced house19.4% · 699
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 147
Converted house1.2% · 42
Other conversion0.2% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 17
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001670
Constituency
Caerphilly
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Pontllan-fraith
Density rank in council
10 of 31

Communities in the ward

Pontllanfraith

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% owned4,470PPenyrheol18.7% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned12,214SSt 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

All 31 wards of Caerphilly County Borough

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.