Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman ward, Neath Port Talbot

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,217 residents in 1,848 households — 309 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.

Residents, 20214,217council ward average 4,185

Households1,8482.28 residents per household

Density309/ km²about 13.66 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322

Aged 65+23.5%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 17.2%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.3% · 223

5–96.0% · 252

10–155.9% · 250

16–194.4% · 186

20–245.0% · 210

25–3411.3% · 476

35–4918.0% · 759

50–6420.6% · 870

65–7413.3% · 560

75–847.5% · 317

85+2.7% · 114

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van17.4% · 322

1 car or van42.0% · 776

2 cars or vans27.9% · 516

3 or more12.7% · 234

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright41.4% · 766

With mortgage26.3% · 486

Shared ownership0.2% · 4

Social rented20.4% · 378

Private rented11.5% · 213

Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house25.4% · 470

Semi-detached house49.7% · 919

Terraced house19.4% · 358

Purpose-built flat3.4% · 62

Converted house1.0% · 19

Other conversion0.2% · 3

Above shop / office0.8% · 14

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 3

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001700
Council: Neath Port Talbot
Constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Gwauncaegurwen a Brynaman Isaf
Density rank in council: 21 of 34

Communities in the ward

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Other wards in the same constituency

AAllt-wen18.6% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,721 CCwmllynfell and Ystalyfera21.6% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned3,886 GGodre'r Graig15.1% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,078 PPontardawe20.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned5,462 RRhos28.8% aged 65+ · 84.3% owned2,560 TTrebanos21.1% aged 65+ · 70.7% owned1,711

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.