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Electoral wardW05001199Lacharn

Laugharne Township ward, Carmarthenshire

Laugharne Township is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,588 residents in 1,150 households — 26 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerfyrddin constituency.

Residents, 20212,588council ward average 3,684
Households1,1502.25 residents per household
Density26/ km²about 101.09 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+28.8%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 14.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.2% · 82
5–95.0% · 129
10–156.6% · 170
16–193.5% · 90
20–243.8% · 99
25–348.4% · 217
35–4915.8% · 410
50–6425.0% · 646
65–7417.3% · 447
75–848.8% · 229
85+2.7% · 69

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.3% · 130
1 car or van41.7% · 480
2 cars or vans32.3% · 371
3 or more14.7% · 169
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.3% · 533
With mortgage23.0% · 264
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented14.3% · 164
Private rented16.0% · 184

Type of home

Detached house51.3% · 589
Semi-detached house30.3% · 348
Terraced house12.3% · 141
Purpose-built flat2.7% · 31
Converted house0.9% · 10
Other conversion0.7% · 8
Above shop / office1.0% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.9% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001199
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Lacharn
Density rank in council
43 of 51

Communities in the ward

EglwyscumminLaugharne TownshipLlanddowrorPendine

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbergwili25.7% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned2,331AAmmanford23.4% aged 65+ · 64.1% owned5,439BBetws23.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned2,398CCarmarthen 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% owned2,506LLlanboidy27.3% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned2,097LLlanddarog29.8% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,070LLlandeilo27.7% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned2,959

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.