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Electoral wardW05001461Pont Fadlen

Merlin's Bridge ward, Pembrokeshire

Merlin's Bridge is one of 59 electoral wards of Pembrokeshire (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,221 residents in 930 households — 328 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid and South Pembrokeshire constituency.

Residents, 20212,221council ward average 2,091
Households9302.39 residents per household
Density328/ km²about 6.77 km² · Pembrokeshire 76
Aged 65+21.0%Pembrokeshire: 26.2% · under 16: 19.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 129
5–96.4% · 142
10–157.7% · 170
16–194.3% · 96
20–246.1% · 136
25–3412.3% · 274
35–4915.8% · 351
50–6420.5% · 456
65–7411.1% · 246
75–847.2% · 159
85+2.7% · 60

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.4% · 171
1 car or van44.1% · 410
2 cars or vans27.2% · 253
3 or more10.3% · 96
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Pembrokeshire overall: 67.0% owned, 16.2% social rented, 16.4% private rented.

Owned outright34.5% · 321
With mortgage22.2% · 206
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented33.0% · 307
Private rented10.1% · 94
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house28.6% · 266
Semi-detached house49.6% · 461
Terraced house15.9% · 148
Purpose-built flat4.9% · 46
Converted house0.3% · 3
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001461
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Pont Fadlen
Density rank in council
29 of 59

Communities in the ward

Merlin's Bridge

Other wards in the same constituency

AAmroth and Saundersfoot North32.4% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned2,009BBurton28.6% aged 65+ · 84.8% owned1,857CCamrose32.9% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned1,844CCarew and Jeffreyston24.9% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned2,101EEast Williamston31.0% aged 65+ · 79.6% owned1,859HHaverfordwest: Castle17.8% aged 65+ · 40.3% owned2,303HHaverfordwest: Garth11.0% aged 65+ · 35.2% owned2,572HHaverfordwest: Portfield24.5% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned2,430HHaverfordwest: Prendergast23.0% aged 65+ · 70.9% owned2,135HHaverfordwest: Priory21.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned2,555HHundleton29.4% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned1,720JJohnston23.2% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned2,215KKilgetty and Begelly30.8% aged 65+ · 77.1% owned2,299LLampeter Velfrey29.3% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned1,548

All 59 wards of Pembrokeshire

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.