Electoral wardW05001676Y Fan
Van ward, Caerphilly County Borough
Van is one of 31 electoral wards of Caerphilly County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,594 residents in 2,120 households — 1,494 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerphilly constituency.
Residents, 20214,594council ward average 5,676
Households2,1202.17 residents per household
Density1,494/ km²about 3.08 km² · Caerphilly County Borough 636
Aged 65+21.6%Caerphilly County Borough: 20.1% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 245
5–96.3% · 290
10–157.6% · 349
16–194.2% · 192
20–245.5% · 251
25–3412.2% · 560
35–4917.3% · 793
50–6420.0% · 921
65–7411.6% · 533
75–848.1% · 373
85+1.9% · 88
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van34.1% · 723
1 car or van40.4% · 856
2 cars or vans19.1% · 404
3 or more6.5% · 137
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Caerphilly County Borough overall: 67.5% owned, 18.8% social rented, 13.3% private rented.
Owned outright30.7% · 653
With mortgage19.0% · 404
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented36.8% · 783
Private rented13.1% · 279
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house12.5% · 265
Semi-detached house30.3% · 642
Terraced house39.0% · 826
Purpose-built flat17.3% · 366
Converted house0.7% · 14
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001676- Council
- Caerphilly County Borough
- Constituency
- Caerphilly
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Fan
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 31
Communities in the ward
Van
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% owned12,214PPontllanfraith22.3% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned8,381SSt Cattwg20.0% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned7,488SSt Martins20.6% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned8,494YYnysddu16.9% 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.