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Electoral wardW05001620Ynysowen

Merthyr Vale ward, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough

Merthyr Vale is one of 11 electoral wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,773 residents in 1,636 households — 455 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20213,773council ward average 5,349
Households1,6362.31 residents per household
Density455/ km²about 8.29 km² · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 528
Aged 65+17.0%Merthyr Tydfil County Borough: 18.9% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 223
5–96.8% · 258
10–156.8% · 258
16–193.5% · 133
20–246.8% · 257
25–3415.7% · 591
35–4917.4% · 656
50–6420.1% · 757
65–7410.1% · 383
75–845.0% · 189
85+1.9% · 70

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.1% · 427
1 car or van42.2% · 691
2 cars or vans23.1% · 378
3 or more8.6% · 141
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright36.0% · 588
With mortgage28.0% · 457
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented20.9% · 342
Private rented14.9% · 243
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house11.9% · 194
Semi-detached house24.1% · 394
Terraced house59.3% · 970
Purpose-built flat3.8% · 62
Converted house0.4% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.4% · 7
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001620
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Ynysowen
Density rank in council
8 of 11

Communities in the ward

Merthyr Vale

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% owned6,631GGurnos13.9% aged 65+ · 39.0% owned5,342PPark21.3% 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.