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Electoral wardW05001616Bedlinog a Threlewis

Bedlinog and Trelewis ward, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Bedlinog and Trelewis is one of 11 electoral wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,768 residents in 1,596 households — 247 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20213,768council ward average 5,349
Households1,5962.36 residents per household
Density247/ km²about 15.26 km² · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 528
Aged 65+17.9%Merthyr Tydfil County Borough: 18.9% · under 16: 20.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.3% · 236
5–96.2% · 233
10–157.6% · 286
16–194.4% · 164
20–244.9% · 185
25–3413.9% · 523
35–4918.3% · 689
50–6420.7% · 778
65–7410.5% · 397
75–845.5% · 207
85+1.8% · 69

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.5% · 295
1 car or van40.5% · 647
2 cars or vans31.2% · 498
3 or more9.8% · 157
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Merthyr Tydfil County Borough overall: 62.5% owned, 21.8% social rented, 15.4% private rented.

Owned outright37.3% · 595
With mortgage34.1% · 544
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented12.9% · 206
Private rented15.5% · 248

Type of home

Detached house19.1% · 304
Semi-detached house30.8% · 492
Terraced house44.6% · 712
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 79
Converted house0.2% · 3
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001616
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Bedlinog a Threlewis
Density rank in council
9 of 11

Communities in the ward

Bedlinog

Other wards in the same constituency

CCyfarthfa18.4% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,271DDowlais and Pant18.2% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned6,631GGurnos13.9% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned5,342MMerthyr Vale17.0% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned3,773PPark21.3% aged 65+ · 60.5% owned4,162PPenydarren16.6% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned5,279PPlymouth22.5% aged 65+ · 66.7% owned5,048TTown18.9% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned7,897TTreharris20.7% aged 65+ · 73.3% owned6,272VVaynor24.1% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned3,396

All 11 wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

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.