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Electoral wardW05001709

Rhos ward, Neath Port Talbot

Rhos is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,560 residents in 1,130 households — 158 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.

Residents, 20212,560council ward average 4,185
Households1,1302.27 residents per household
Density158/ km²about 16.20 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+28.8%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 14.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.7% · 95
5–95.1% · 130
10–155.8% · 148
16–193.0% · 76
20–245.2% · 132
25–3410.9% · 278
35–4915.3% · 393
50–6422.3% · 572
65–7415.5% · 396
75–8410.0% · 256
85+3.3% · 85

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van10.7% · 121
1 car or van40.1% · 453
2 cars or vans34.2% · 386
3 or more15.0% · 169
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright53.9% · 609
With mortgage30.4% · 344
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented7.3% · 82
Private rented8.3% · 94

Type of home

Detached house59.1% · 668
Semi-detached house32.0% · 362
Terraced house3.3% · 37
Purpose-built flat4.8% · 54
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001709
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
29 of 34

Communities in the ward

Cilybebyll

Other wards in the same constituency

AAllt-wen18.6% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,721CCwmllynfell and Ystalyfera21.6% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned3,886GGodre'r Graig15.1% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,078GGwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman23.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned4,217PPontardawe20.3% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned5,462TTrebanos21.1% 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.