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Electoral wardW05001323
Melindwr ward, Ceredigion
Melindwr is one of 34 electoral wards of Ceredigion (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,011 residents in 875 households — 10 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Ceredigion Preseli constituency.
Residents, 20212,011council ward average 2,102
Households8752.3 residents per household
Density10/ km²about 197.16 km² · Ceredigion 40
Aged 65+25.2%Ceredigion: 25.7% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 89
5–95.6% · 113
10–157.3% · 146
16–193.7% · 75
20–243.3% · 66
25–349.6% · 193
35–4917.0% · 342
50–6423.9% · 480
65–7415.9% · 320
75–847.0% · 141
85+2.3% · 46
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.0% · 70
1 car or van37.2% · 325
2 cars or vans38.1% · 333
3 or more16.6% · 145
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Ceredigion overall: 68.5% owned, 10.5% social rented, 20.6% private rented.
Owned outright52.1% · 454
With mortgage24.3% · 212
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented6.5% · 57
Private rented17.0% · 148
Type of home
Detached house69.2% · 605
Semi-detached house19.6% · 171
Terraced house7.4% · 65
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 16
Converted house0.8% · 7
Other conversion0.3% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001323- Council
- Ceredigion
- Constituency
- Ceredigion Preseli
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 33 of 34
Communities in the ward
BlaenrheidolMelindwrPontarfynach
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 Penparcau16.5% aged 65+ · 50.0% owned2,963AAberystwyth 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% owned1,739
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.