1. Home
  2. Councils
  3. Denbighshire
  4. Wards
  5. Prestatyn Meliden
Electoral wardW05001346Prestatyn Alltmelyd

Prestatyn Meliden ward, Denbighshire

Prestatyn Meliden is one of 29 electoral wards of Denbighshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,002 residents in 884 households — 1,272 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Clwyd East constituency.

Residents, 20212,002council ward average 3,304
Households8842.26 residents per household
Density1,272/ km²about 1.57 km² · Denbighshire 114
Aged 65+24.1%Denbighshire: 24.8% · under 16: 19.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 101
5–96.8% · 135
10–157.5% · 151
16–193.7% · 74
20–244.5% · 90
25–349.5% · 190
35–4916.9% · 338
50–6421.9% · 438
65–7413.7% · 274
75–847.7% · 153
85+2.8% · 56

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.7% · 130
1 car or van45.8% · 405
2 cars or vans30.2% · 267
3 or more9.3% · 82
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Denbighshire overall: 65.9% owned, 13.3% social rented, 20.0% private rented.

Owned outright40.6% · 358
With mortgage30.0% · 265
Shared ownership0.3% · 3
Social rented13.4% · 118
Private rented15.5% · 137
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house35.9% · 317
Semi-detached house43.4% · 384
Terraced house17.9% · 158
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 16
Converted house0.6% · 5
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
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.