Electoral wardW05001625
Treharris ward, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough
Treharris is one of 11 electoral wards of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,272 residents in 2,726 households — 777 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.
Residents, 20216,272council ward average 5,349
Households2,7262.3 residents per household
Density777/ km²about 8.07 km² · Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 528
Aged 65+20.7%Merthyr Tydfil County Borough: 18.9% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 305
5–95.0% · 311
10–156.8% · 425
16–194.2% · 261
20–245.6% · 354
25–3412.5% · 781
35–4918.4% · 1,155
50–6422.0% · 1,380
65–7412.5% · 784
75–846.0% · 378
85+2.2% · 139
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.5% · 478
1 car or van41.2% · 1,123
2 cars or vans30.1% · 821
3 or more11.2% · 305
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Merthyr Tydfil County Borough overall: 62.5% owned, 21.8% social rented, 15.4% private rented.
Owned outright41.5% · 1,131
With mortgage31.8% · 868
Shared ownership0.1% · 4
Social rented11.7% · 318
Private rented14.9% · 406
Type of home
Detached house24.6% · 671
Semi-detached house25.9% · 707
Terraced house43.7% · 1,192
Purpose-built flat3.6% · 99
Converted house0.4% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.7% · 18
Caravan, mobile1.0% · 26
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001625- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 11
Communities in the ward
Treharris
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% owned5,342MMerthyr 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% owned7,897VVaynor24.1% 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.