Electoral wardW05001513
Bowydd a'r Rhiw ward, Gwynedd
Bowydd a'r Rhiw is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,778 residents in 811 households — 68 people per km², the 27th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,778council ward average 1,806
Households8112.19 residents per household
Density68/ km²about 25.99 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+18.0%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 22.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 100
5–97.9% · 140
10–158.9% · 158
16–194.5% · 80
20–244.1% · 73
25–3412.5% · 222
35–4916.6% · 295
50–6421.9% · 390
65–7411.0% · 196
75–845.6% · 99
85+1.4% · 25
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.8% · 201
1 car or van44.0% · 357
2 cars or vans23.3% · 189
3 or more7.9% · 64
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright39.5% · 320
With mortgage22.8% · 185
Social rented19.2% · 156
Private rented18.5% · 150
Type of home
Detached house12.6% · 102
Semi-detached house16.4% · 133
Terraced house63.3% · 513
Purpose-built flat5.2% · 42
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office1.5% · 12
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001513- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 37 of 65
Communities in the ward
Ffestiniog
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberdyfi35.6% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned1,015AAbererch27.6% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned1,270AAbermaw25.9% aged 65+ · 56.8% owned2,146AAbersoch gyda Llanengan31.2% aged 65+ · 66.0% owned1,128AArthog a Llangelynnin37.3% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned1,616BBethel a'r Felinheli21.5% aged 65+ · 74.1% owned3,645BBrithdir and Llanfachreth/Ganllwyd/Llanelltyd32.6% aged 65+ · 80.5% owned1,382BBro Dysynni30.4% aged 65+ · 75.4% owned1,192CCadnant20.4% aged 65+ · 51.4% owned1,657CCanol Tref Caernarfon23.3% aged 65+ · 46.9% owned1,822CClynnog24.2% aged 65+ · 80.6% owned1,300CCorris a Mawddwy26.0% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned1,254CCriccieth37.5% aged 65+ · 68.3% owned1,737CCwm-y-glo20.9% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned1,266
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.