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Electoral wardW05001683Blaen-gwrach a Gorllewin Glyn-nedd

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West ward, Neath Port Talbot

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,138 residents in 1,357 households — 94 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Neath and Swansea East constituency.

Residents, 20213,138council ward average 4,185
Households1,3572.31 residents per household
Density94/ km²about 33.24 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+20.1%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 152
5–96.5% · 204
10–158.4% · 264
16–194.7% · 146
20–245.3% · 166
25–3411.8% · 371
35–4917.7% · 556
50–6420.6% · 646
65–7410.8% · 339
75–846.8% · 214
85+2.5% · 79

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van21.8% · 296
1 car or van42.8% · 581
2 cars or vans25.3% · 344
3 or more10.2% · 138
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Neath Port Talbot overall: 66.6% owned, 19.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.

Owned outright36.8% · 500
With mortgage25.9% · 352
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented23.4% · 317
Private rented13.6% · 184
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house13.0% · 176
Semi-detached house56.5% · 767
Terraced house19.8% · 269
Purpose-built flat9.5% · 129
Converted house1.0% · 13
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001683
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Blaen-gwrach a Gorllewin Glyn-nedd
Density rank in council
33 of 34

Communities in the ward

BlaengwrachGlynneath

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberdulais17.4% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned2,373BBryn-coch North34.5% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned2,051BBryn-coch South23.9% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned5,407CCadoxton29.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned1,582CCimla and Pelenna27.8% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,848CCoedffranc Central20.1% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,171CCoedffranc North20.2% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,295CCoedffranc West7.1% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned5,249CCrynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters23.4% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned5,127DDyffryn26.2% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned3,290GGlynneath Central and East28.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned2,146NNeath East17.2% aged 65+ · 49.0% owned6,123NNeath North26.4% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned3,801NNeath South18.3% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned4,805

All 34 wards of Neath Port Talbot

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.