Electoral wardW05001284Llanisien
Llanishen ward, Cardiff
Llanishen is one of 28 electoral wards of City of Cardiff Council (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 10,420 residents in 4,636 households — 3,222 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cardiff North constituency.
Residents, 202110,420council ward average 12,940
Households4,6362.25 residents per household
Density3,222/ km²about 3.23 km² · Cardiff 2,571
Aged 65+20.9%Cardiff: 14.5% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 555
5–96.3% · 658
10–157.4% · 770
16–193.7% · 386
20–244.3% · 453
25–3412.9% · 1,340
35–4920.1% · 2,094
50–6419.1% · 1,988
65–7410.5% · 1,089
75–846.2% · 651
85+4.2% · 436
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van22.6% · 1,047
1 car or van44.6% · 2,069
2 cars or vans25.5% · 1,182
3 or more7.3% · 338
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Cardiff overall: 58.0% owned, 17.2% social rented, 24.3% private rented.
Owned outright32.7% · 1,515
With mortgage33.0% · 1,528
Shared ownership0.6% · 27
Social rented18.2% · 846
Private rented15.2% · 707
Lives rent free0.3% · 14
Type of home
Detached house11.6% · 536
Semi-detached house40.6% · 1,881
Terraced house18.4% · 853
Purpose-built flat27.7% · 1,285
Converted house1.1% · 53
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 24
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001284- Council
- City of Cardiff Council
- Constituency
- Cardiff North
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Llanisien
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 28
Communities in the ward
Llanishen
Other wards in the same constituency
GGabalfa6.3% aged 65+ · 47.2% owned9,415HHeath19.8% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned12,600LLisvane and Thornhill21.5% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned10,476LLlandaff North15.3% aged 65+ · 61.7% owned8,425PPontprennau and Old St Mellons11.3% aged 65+ · 70.6% owned11,719RRhiwbina28.2% aged 65+ · 88.5% owned11,471WWhitchurch and Tongwynlais22.5% aged 65+ · 76.4% owned15,817
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.