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Electoral wardW05001198Cydweli a Llanismel

Kidwelly and St Ishmael ward, Carmarthenshire

Kidwelly and St Ishmael is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,053 residents in 2,248 households — 167 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Llanelli constituency.

Residents, 20215,053council ward average 3,684
Households2,2482.25 residents per household
Density167/ km²about 30.22 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+27.9%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 16.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 187
5–95.3% · 266
10–157.0% · 355
16–194.5% · 229
20–244.1% · 205
25–348.5% · 428
35–4915.1% · 764
50–6423.9% · 1,207
65–7416.2% · 817
75–848.7% · 442
85+3.0% · 153

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.9% · 335
1 car or van42.8% · 962
2 cars or vans29.6% · 666
3 or more12.7% · 285
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Carmarthenshire overall: 70.4% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.9% private rented.

Owned outright46.5% · 1,046
With mortgage26.6% · 599
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented12.9% · 289
Private rented13.4% · 302
Lives rent free0.2% · 4

Type of home

Detached house41.2% · 927
Semi-detached house28.5% · 642
Terraced house26.4% · 594
Purpose-built flat2.1% · 47
Converted house0.7% · 15
Other conversion0.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.7% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001198
Constituency
Llanelli
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Cydweli a Llanismel
Density rank in council
24 of 51

Communities in the ward

KidwellySt. Ishmael

Other wards in the same constituency

BBigyn19.2% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned6,587BBurry 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% owned4,308LLlangennech22.5% 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

All 51 wards of Carmarthenshire

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.