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Electoral wardW05001219

Pontyberem ward, Carmarthenshire

Pontyberem is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,864 residents in 1,214 households — 214 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Llanelli constituency.

Residents, 20212,864council ward average 3,684
Households1,2142.36 residents per household
Density214/ km²about 13.36 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+23.4%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 157
5–95.7% · 163
10–157.2% · 206
16–193.7% · 105
20–244.6% · 131
25–3410.9% · 312
35–4916.2% · 464
50–6422.9% · 654
65–7412.4% · 355
75–848.0% · 230
85+2.9% · 84

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van13.3% · 162
1 car or van39.9% · 485
2 cars or vans32.6% · 396
3 or more14.2% · 172
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.8% · 532
With mortgage30.2% · 367
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented15.7% · 191
Private rented9.7% · 118
Lives rent free0.2% · 3

Type of home

Detached house33.2% · 402
Semi-detached house50.5% · 611
Terraced house10.7% · 130
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 50
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001219
Constituency
Llanelli
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
21 of 51

Communities in the ward

LlangyndeyrnPontyberem

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% owned4,308KKidwelly 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% owned5,368

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.