Electoral wardW05001798Y Dref
Town ward, Monmouthshire
Town is one of 39 electoral wards of Monmouthshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,014 residents in 1,061 households — 1,601 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Monmouthshire constituency.
Residents, 20212,014council ward average 2,384
Households1,0611.9 residents per household
Density1,601/ km²about 1.26 km² · Monmouthshire 110
Aged 65+33.2%Monmouthshire: 25.8% · under 16: 13.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.4% · 69
5–93.7% · 74
10–156.2% · 125
16–195.1% · 103
20–245.6% · 112
25–349.0% · 182
35–4914.0% · 282
50–6419.8% · 399
65–7412.9% · 260
75–8411.6% · 233
85+8.7% · 175
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.6% · 314
1 car or van45.5% · 483
2 cars or vans19.5% · 207
3 or more5.5% · 58
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Monmouthshire overall: 71.9% owned, 14.1% social rented, 13.6% private rented.
Owned outright36.7% · 389
With mortgage12.4% · 132
Shared ownership0.6% · 6
Social rented21.8% · 231
Private rented28.4% · 301
Lives rent free0.2% · 2
Type of home
Detached house8.1% · 86
Semi-detached house17.0% · 180
Terraced house32.3% · 343
Purpose-built flat29.9% · 317
Converted house4.3% · 46
Other conversion2.6% · 28
Above shop / office5.7% · 60
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001798- Council
- Monmouthshire
- Constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Dref
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 39
Communities in the ward
Monmouth
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% owned1,562CCantref35.5% 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% owned2,131
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.