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Electoral wardW05001227Hendy-gwyn ar Daf

Whitland ward, Carmarthenshire

Whitland is one of 51 electoral wards of Carmarthenshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,381 residents in 1,067 households — 106 people per km², the 42nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Caerfyrddin constituency.

Residents, 20212,381council ward average 3,684
Households1,0672.23 residents per household
Density106/ km²about 22.42 km² · Carmarthenshire 79
Aged 65+24.9%Carmarthenshire: 24.2% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 107
5–95.2% · 124
10–156.9% · 165
16–194.2% · 99
20–244.3% · 103
25–3410.2% · 242
35–4916.8% · 401
50–6423.0% · 547
65–7412.2% · 291
75–849.5% · 226
85+3.2% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van11.5% · 123
1 car or van43.6% · 464
2 cars or vans29.9% · 318
3 or more15.0% · 160
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright47.0% · 501
With mortgage25.1% · 268
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented10.7% · 114
Private rented17.0% · 181
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house42.9% · 456
Semi-detached house25.9% · 275
Terraced house17.1% · 182
Purpose-built flat6.7% · 71
Converted house1.4% · 15
Other conversion0.7% · 7
Above shop / office1.7% · 18
Caravan, mobile3.7% · 39
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001227
Constituency
Caerfyrddin
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Hendy-gwyn ar Daf
Density rank in council
31 of 51

Communities in the ward

HenllanfalltegWhitland

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.