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Electoral wardW05001762Bulwark a Thornwell

Bulwark and Thornwell ward, Monmouthshire

Bulwark and Thornwell is one of 39 electoral wards of Monmouthshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,018 residents in 2,227 households — 1,845 people per km², the 1st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Monmouthshire constituency.

Residents, 20215,018council ward average 2,384
Households2,2272.25 residents per household
Density1,845/ km²about 2.72 km² · Monmouthshire 110
Aged 65+16.0%Monmouthshire: 25.8% · under 16: 17.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 248
5–95.8% · 292
10–157.1% · 356
16–194.7% · 237
20–245.1% · 258
25–3414.5% · 727
35–4919.4% · 972
50–6422.4% · 1,123
65–749.0% · 453
75–845.0% · 252
85+2.0% · 98

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van16.8% · 374
1 car or van44.6% · 994
2 cars or vans29.0% · 647
3 or more9.6% · 214
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Monmouthshire overall: 71.9% owned, 14.1% social rented, 13.6% private rented.

Owned outright27.0% · 602
With mortgage29.5% · 656
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented24.5% · 545
Private rented18.7% · 416
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house11.2% · 250
Semi-detached house30.8% · 687
Terraced house49.9% · 1,111
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 143
Converted house1.1% · 24
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.4% · 9
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001762
Constituency
Monmouthshire
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Bulwark a Thornwell
Density rank in council
10 of 39

Communities in the ward

Chepstow

Other wards in the same constituency

CCaerwent23.0% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,124CCaldicot Castle23.0% aged 65+ · 87.1% owned1,780CCaldicot Cross31.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned1,562CCantref35.5% aged 65+ · 79.1% owned2,249CChepstow Castle and Larkfield25.2% aged 65+ · 59.6% owned3,154CCroesonen23.9% aged 65+ · 58.3% owned1,966CCrucorney28.7% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned2,083DDevauden31.6% aged 65+ · 84.5% owned1,388DDewstow17.1% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned2,343DDrybridge22.0% aged 65+ · 72.8% owned2,367GGobion Fawr29.3% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned1,865GGoetre Fawr29.6% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,273GGrofield24.1% aged 65+ · 49.7% owned2,131LLansdown17.2% aged 65+ · 42.7% owned2,308

All 39 wards of Monmouthshire

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.