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Electoral wardW05001301
Aberystwyth Penparcau ward, Ceredigion
Aberystwyth Penparcau is one of 34 electoral wards of Ceredigion (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,963 residents in 1,281 households — 1,558 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ceredigion Preseli constituency.
Residents, 20212,963council ward average 2,102
Households1,2812.31 residents per household
Density1,558/ km²about 1.90 km² · Ceredigion 40
Aged 65+16.5%Ceredigion: 25.7% · under 16: 22.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 186
5–98.1% · 239
10–157.9% · 233
16–194.7% · 140
20–245.2% · 154
25–3413.5% · 400
35–4919.1% · 567
50–6418.8% · 559
65–749.4% · 279
75–845.2% · 153
85+1.9% · 56
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.5% · 314
1 car or van49.7% · 637
2 cars or vans19.6% · 251
3 or more6.2% · 79
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ceredigion overall: 68.5% owned, 10.5% social rented, 20.6% private rented.
Owned outright27.5% · 352
With mortgage22.5% · 288
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented33.0% · 422
Private rented17.0% · 217
Type of home
Detached house8.3% · 106
Semi-detached house43.5% · 557
Terraced house32.6% · 417
Purpose-built flat13.2% · 169
Converted house0.9% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 5
Caravan, mobile1.2% · 15
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001301- Council
- Ceredigion
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 34
Communities in the ward
Aberystwyth
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberaeron and Aberarth35.8% aged 65+ · 68.6% owned1,759AAberporth and Y Ferwig33.4% aged 65+ · 75.5% owned3,320AAberystwyth Morfa a Glais11.4% aged 65+ · 34.1% owned5,563AAberystwyth Rheidol18.2% aged 65+ · 40.8% owned2,179BBeulah and Llangoedmor32.7% aged 65+ · 77.6% owned2,898BBorth27.8% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned1,955CCeulan a Maesmawr24.0% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned1,863CCiliau Aeron28.2% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned1,920FFaenor16.3% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned3,462LLampeter21.8% aged 65+ · 53.3% owned2,505LLlanbadarn Fawr16.0% aged 65+ · 61.0% owned2,489LLlandyfriog33.6% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned1,764LLlandysilio and Llangrannog31.1% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned1,739LLlandysul North and Troedyraur30.0% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned2,113
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.