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Electoral wardW05001218Pen-y-groes

Penygroes ward, Carmarthenshire

Penygroes is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,052 residents in 1,317 households — 430 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerfyrddin constituency.

Residents, 20213,052council ward average 3,684
Households1,3172.32 residents per household
Density430/ km²about 7.10 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+21.4%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 17.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 148
5–95.2% · 159
10–157.2% · 219
16–194.3% · 131
20–245.8% · 176
25–3411.8% · 361
35–4918.4% · 562
50–6421.1% · 645
65–7411.6% · 355
75–848.0% · 245
85+1.7% · 53

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.4% · 111
1 car or van42.2% · 556
2 cars or vans34.8% · 458
3 or more14.5% · 191
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.0% · 568
With mortgage34.4% · 454
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented8.4% · 111
Private rented13.8% · 182

Type of home

Detached house40.9% · 538
Semi-detached house45.9% · 604
Terraced house9.7% · 128
Purpose-built flat2.9% · 38
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001218
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Pen-y-groes
Density rank in council
15 of 51

Communities in the ward

Llandybie

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% owned2,506LLaugharne Township28.8% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned2,588LLlanboidy27.3% aged 65+ · 84.7% owned2,097LLlanddarog29.8% aged 65+ · 80.1% owned2,070

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.