Electoral wardW05001671Dwyrain Rhisga
Risca East ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Risca East is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,143 residents in 2,739 households — 2,247 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20216,143council ward average 5,676
Households2,7392.24 residents per household
Density2,247/ km²about 2.73 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+20.2%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 332
5–95.6% · 347
10–157.0% · 430
16–193.7% · 228
20–245.4% · 330
25–3413.1% · 807
35–4918.1% · 1,110
50–6421.5% · 1,318
65–7410.9% · 670
75–847.1% · 434
85+2.2% · 138
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.8% · 571
1 car or van42.5% · 1,165
2 cars or vans26.5% · 727
3 or more10.1% · 277
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright37.3% · 1,022
With mortgage31.1% · 852
Shared ownership0.5% · 15
Social rented20.6% · 563
Private rented10.4% · 286
Type of home
Detached house10.6% · 289
Semi-detached house50.8% · 1,391
Terraced house31.3% · 856
Purpose-built flat7.2% · 198
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001671- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Dwyrain Rhisga
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 31
Communities in the ward
Risca East
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% owned6,237PPenmaen20.1% aged 65+ · 80.3% owned5,658RRisca 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.