Electoral wardW05001766
Cantref ward, Monmouthshire
Cantref is one of 39 electoral wards of Monmouthshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,249 residents in 1,029 households — 136 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Monmouthshire constituency.
Residents, 20212,249council ward average 2,384
Households1,0292.19 residents per household
Density136/ km²about 16.59 km² · Monmouthshire 110
Aged 65+35.5%Monmouthshire: 25.8% · under 16: 13.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.0% · 90
5–93.9% · 88
10–155.2% · 118
16–194.1% · 93
20–243.2% · 72
25–347.6% · 170
35–4914.3% · 322
50–6422.1% · 497
65–7417.3% · 389
75–8412.0% · 271
85+6.2% · 139
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.6% · 140
1 car or van41.9% · 431
2 cars or vans32.3% · 332
3 or more12.2% · 126
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Monmouthshire overall: 71.9% owned, 14.1% social rented, 13.6% private rented.
Owned outright57.3% · 590
With mortgage21.8% · 224
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented6.8% · 70
Private rented13.5% · 139
Type of home
Detached house45.5% · 470
Semi-detached house26.2% · 270
Terraced house16.6% · 171
Purpose-built flat6.1% · 63
Converted house4.3% · 44
Other conversion0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.8% · 8
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001766- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 26 of 39
Communities in the ward
Abergavenny
Other wards in the same constituency
BBulwark and Thornwell16.0% aged 65+ · 56.5% owned5,018CCaerwent23.0% aged 65+ · 75.8% owned2,124CCaldicot Castle23.0% aged 65+ · 87.1% owned1,780CCaldicot Cross31.8% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned1,562CChepstow 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
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.