Electoral wardW05001619
Gurnos ward, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Gurnos is one of 11 electoral wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,342 residents in 2,160 households — 3,496 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.
Residents, 20215,342council ward average 5,349
Households2,1602.47 residents per household
Density3,496/ km²about 1.53 km² · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 528
Aged 65+13.9%Merthyr Tydfil County Borough: 18.9% · under 16: 25.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.1% · 382
5–98.6% · 457
10–159.4% · 500
16–195.0% · 268
20–245.6% · 297
25–3414.5% · 773
35–4917.7% · 945
50–6418.3% · 978
65–747.4% · 394
75–845.1% · 272
85+1.5% · 78
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van41.1% · 888
1 car or van37.6% · 812
2 cars or vans15.9% · 344
3 or more5.3% · 115
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Merthyr Tydfil County Borough overall: 62.5% owned, 21.8% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright24.5% · 530
With mortgage14.4% · 311
Shared ownership0.1% · 3
Social rented49.7% · 1,073
Private rented10.7% · 231
Lives rent free0.5% · 11
Type of home
Detached house12.0% · 258
Semi-detached house23.3% · 502
Terraced house58.4% · 1,260
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 121
Converted house0.6% · 13
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001619- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 2 of 11
Communities in the ward
Gurnos
Other wards in the same constituency
BBedlinog and Trelewis17.9% aged 65+ · 71.4% owned3,768CCyfarthfa18.4% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned7,271DDowlais and Pant18.2% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned6,631MMerthyr 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
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.