Electoral wardW05001180
Bigyn ward, Carmarthenshire
Bigyn is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,587 residents in 2,779 households — 2,812 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Llanelli constituency.
Residents, 20216,587council ward average 3,684
Households2,7792.37 residents per household
Density2,812/ km²about 2.34 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+19.2%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 375
5–96.1% · 403
10–158.1% · 536
16–194.5% · 296
20–245.9% · 390
25–3412.3% · 808
35–4918.1% · 1,191
50–6420.1% · 1,322
65–7410.4% · 687
75–846.1% · 404
85+2.7% · 176
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.3% · 676
1 car or van43.2% · 1,201
2 cars or vans24.7% · 687
3 or more7.8% · 216
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Carmarthenshire overall: 70.4% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.9% private rented.
Owned outright35.5% · 986
With mortgage26.3% · 731
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented20.3% · 563
Private rented17.6% · 488
Lives rent free0.2% · 6
Type of home
Detached house9.8% · 273
Semi-detached house32.1% · 893
Terraced house50.7% · 1,411
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 159
Converted house0.8% · 23
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001180- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Constituency
- Llanelli
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 51
Communities in the ward
Llanelli
Other wards in the same constituency
BBurry Port29.8% aged 65+ · 69.8% owned4,037BBynea17.0% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned4,519DDafen and Felinfoel21.5% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,195EElli27.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned1,988GGlanymor17.6% aged 65+ · 49.9% owned6,409GGlyn22.2% aged 65+ · 78.7% owned2,163GGorslas22.9% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned5,082HHendy20.1% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned3,205HHengoed23.7% aged 65+ · 77.5% owned4,308KKidwelly and St Ishmael27.9% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned5,053LLlangennech22.5% aged 65+ · 75.7% owned5,437LLlangyndeyrn25.7% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned5,239LLlannon22.7% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned5,368LLliedi20.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned5,336
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.