Electoral wardW05001706

Pontardawe ward, Neath Port Talbot

Pontardawe is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,462 residents in 2,340 households — 191 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.

Residents, 20215,462council ward average 4,185

Households2,3402.33 residents per household

Density191/ km²about 28.63 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322

Aged 65+20.3%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 18.8%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.9% · 270

5–96.3% · 343

10–157.5% · 412

16–194.6% · 250

20–245.2% · 283

25–3412.7% · 696

35–4918.3% · 999

50–6420.1% · 1,099

65–7411.3% · 619

75–846.6% · 358

85+2.4% · 131

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.8% · 439

1 car or van40.4% · 946

2 cars or vans29.8% · 697

3 or more11.0% · 258

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.9% · 794

With mortgage29.7% · 696

Shared ownership0.3% · 8

Social rented23.8% · 558

Private rented11.9% · 279

Lives rent free0.3% · 7

Type of home

Detached house29.5% · 690

Semi-detached house48.9% · 1,145

Terraced house10.4% · 244

Purpose-built flat8.2% · 193

Converted house1.3% · 31

Other conversion0.3% · 8

Above shop / office1.2% · 28

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001706
Council: Neath Port Talbot
Constituency: Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Nation: Wales
Density rank in council: 27 of 34

Communities in the ward

Pontardawe

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 GGwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman23.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,217 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.