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Electoral wardW05001355Gorllewin y Rhyl

Rhyl West ward, Denbighshire

Rhyl West is one of 29 electoral wards of Denbighshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,914 residents in 2,241 households — 4,396 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Clwyd North constituency.

Residents, 20214,914council ward average 3,304
Households2,2412.19 residents per household
Density4,396/ km²about 1.12 km² · Denbighshire 114
Aged 65+13.1%Denbighshire: 24.8% · under 16: 23.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.5% · 368
5–96.8% · 335
10–159.2% · 450
16–195.6% · 273
20–247.2% · 353
25–3414.7% · 722
35–4917.5% · 862
50–6418.5% · 907
65–747.9% · 386
75–843.7% · 182
85+1.5% · 74

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van51.3% · 1,149
1 car or van34.3% · 768
2 cars or vans10.8% · 241
3 or more3.6% · 81
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright13.0% · 291
With mortgage13.0% · 291
Shared ownership0.4% · 8
Social rented23.1% · 518
Private rented50.5% · 1,132
Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house4.1% · 93
Semi-detached house19.4% · 434
Terraced house20.2% · 453
Purpose-built flat30.7% · 689
Converted house16.6% · 373
Other conversion2.1% · 46
Above shop / office6.5% · 146
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001355
Constituency
Clwyd North
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Gorllewin y Rhyl
Density rank in council
1 of 29

Communities in the ward

Rhyl

Other wards in the same constituency

BBodelwyddan20.4% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,092DDenbigh Caledfryn Henllan19.3% aged 65+ · 50.8% owned5,004DDenbigh Lower23.8% aged 65+ · 77.7% owned4,522RRhuddlan28.9% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned3,791RRhyl East34.8% aged 65+ · 62.9% owned4,652RRhyl South31.9% aged 65+ · 76.2% owned3,456RRhyl South West13.5% aged 65+ · 44.4% owned5,566RRhyl Trellewelyn17.2% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned4,200RRhyl Tŷ Newydd21.5% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned4,203SSt Asaph East27.3% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned1,846SSt Asaph West25.0% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned1,638TTrefnant33.0% aged 65+ · 75.0% owned1,817

All 29 wards of Denbighshire

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.