Electoral wardW05001672Gorllewin Rhisga
Risca West ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Risca West is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,085 residents in 2,365 households — 986 people per km², the 20th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency.
Residents, 20215,085council ward average 5,676
Households2,3652.15 residents per household
Density986/ km²about 5.16 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+21.9%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 237
5–94.9% · 248
10–156.4% · 326
16–194.0% · 201
20–244.6% · 234
25–3412.8% · 651
35–4917.7% · 902
50–6423.1% · 1,174
65–7411.6% · 589
75–847.5% · 382
85+2.8% · 140
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.3% · 528
1 car or van42.4% · 1,002
2 cars or vans26.8% · 633
3 or more8.5% · 202
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright37.6% · 889
With mortgage28.3% · 669
Shared ownership0.3% · 6
Social rented16.3% · 384
Private rented17.5% · 414
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house8.6% · 203
Semi-detached house38.4% · 906
Terraced house40.8% · 963
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 167
Converted house1.9% · 45
Other conversion0.5% · 11
Above shop / office2.5% · 58
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 8
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001672- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Newport West and Islwyn
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Gorllewin Rhisga
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 31
Communities in the ward
Risca West
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 East20.2% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned6,143
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.