Electoral wardW05001179Y Betws
Betws ward, Carmarthenshire
Betws is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,398 residents in 987 households — 215 people per km², the 41st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerfyrddin constituency.
Residents, 20212,398council ward average 3,684
Households9872.43 residents per household
Density215/ km²about 11.15 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+23.2%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 19.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 130
5–96.2% · 148
10–158.0% · 191
16–194.0% · 97
20–244.3% · 102
25–3411.0% · 265
35–4918.0% · 432
50–6419.9% · 477
65–7410.9% · 262
75–848.1% · 194
85+4.2% · 101
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.9% · 117
1 car or van40.9% · 404
2 cars or vans34.5% · 341
3 or more12.7% · 125
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Carmarthenshire overall: 70.4% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.9% private rented.
Owned outright43.6% · 430
With mortgage31.0% · 306
Social rented12.0% · 118
Private rented13.5% · 133
Type of home
Detached house48.0% · 474
Semi-detached house33.4% · 330
Terraced house12.5% · 123
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 43
Converted house1.3% · 13
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001179- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Caerfyrddin
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Betws
- Density rank in council
- 20 of 51
Communities in the ward
Betws
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbergwili25.7% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,331AAmmanford23.4% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned5,439CCarmarthen Town North and South22.7% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned9,111CCarmarthen Town West14.5% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned5,521CCenarth and Llangeler30.0% aged 65+ · 72.1% owned5,550CCilycwm31.1% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned2,547CCwarter Bach23.0% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned2,853CCynwyl Elfed28.5% aged 65+ · 86.6% owned2,273GGarnant22.4% aged 65+ · 66.9% owned2,049GGlanamman22.4% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned2,506LLaugharne Township28.8% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,588LLlanboidy27.3% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned2,097LLlanddarog29.8% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,070LLlandeilo27.7% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned2,959
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.