Electoral wardW05001535
Glaslyn ward, Gwynedd
Glaslyn is one of 65 electoral wards of Gwynedd (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,633 residents in 774 households — 12 people per km², the 35th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency.
Residents, 20211,633council ward average 1,806
Households7742.11 residents per household
Density12/ km²about 132.76 km² · Gwynedd 46
Aged 65+28.1%Gwynedd: 23.2% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 76
5–95.5% · 89
10–156.5% · 106
16–192.7% · 44
20–244.3% · 71
25–349.7% · 158
35–4915.9% · 259
50–6422.7% · 371
65–7415.1% · 246
75–849.6% · 157
85+3.4% · 56
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.3% · 142
1 car or van42.4% · 328
2 cars or vans29.3% · 227
3 or more9.9% · 77
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Gwynedd overall: 65.4% owned, 16.7% social rented, 17.4% private rented.
Owned outright47.2% · 365
With mortgage16.3% · 126
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented22.4% · 173
Private rented13.7% · 106
Lives rent free0.4% · 3
Type of home
Detached house37.5% · 290
Semi-detached house18.5% · 143
Terraced house31.2% · 241
Purpose-built flat9.8% · 76
Converted house0.8% · 6
Other conversion0.8% · 6
Above shop / office1.0% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001535- Council
- Gwynedd
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 59 of 65
Communities in the ward
BeddgelertDolbenmaenLlanfrothenPorthmadog
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% owned3,645BBowydd a'r Rhiw18.0% aged 65+ · 62.3% owned1,778BBrithdir 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% owned1,737
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.