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Electoral wardW05001685Gorllewin Llansawel

Briton Ferry West ward, Neath Port Talbot

Briton Ferry West is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,931 residents in 1,259 households — 1,031 people per km², the 23rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.

Residents, 20212,931council ward average 4,185
Households1,2592.33 residents per household
Density1,031/ km²about 2.84 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+17.0%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 22.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.2% · 212
5–97.0% · 204
10–157.8% · 229
16–194.4% · 130
20–246.1% · 180
25–3414.3% · 419
35–4917.2% · 504
50–6419.0% · 557
65–749.7% · 284
75–844.9% · 143
85+2.4% · 70

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.4% · 344
1 car or van44.6% · 560
2 cars or vans21.3% · 268
3 or more6.8% · 85
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.4% · 370
With mortgage22.7% · 285
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented30.5% · 384
Private rented16.5% · 207
Lives rent free0.6% · 8

Type of home

Detached house8.3% · 105
Semi-detached house48.8% · 615
Terraced house34.9% · 439
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 55
Converted house1.5% · 19
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Caravan, mobile1.6% · 20
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001685
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Gorllewin Llansawel
Density rank in council
11 of 34

Communities in the ward

Briton Ferry

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberavon19.7% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned5,673BBaglan24.6% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned6,751BBriton Ferry East21.4% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,947BBryn and Cwmavon20.7% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,582CCimla and Pelenna27.8% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,848CCymer and Glyncorrwg25.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,136GGwynfi and Croeserw20.2% aged 65+ · 53.0% owned2,599MMargam and Tai-bach20.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned7,833PPort Talbot19.6% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned5,756SSandfields East20.5% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned6,663SSandfields West19.0% aged 65+ · 50.4% owned6,785

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.