Electoral wardW05001117Aber-craf ac Ystradgynlais
Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais ward, Powys
Aber-craf and Ystradgynlais is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,984 residents in 1,837 households — 104 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20213,984council ward average 2,220
Households1,8372.17 residents per household
Density104/ km²about 38.20 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+24.7%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.8% · 193
5–95.4% · 215
10–156.0% · 239
16–194.1% · 164
20–243.9% · 155
25–3410.5% · 418
35–4917.4% · 693
50–6423.1% · 921
65–7413.7% · 546
75–847.8% · 311
85+3.1% · 125
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.0% · 312
1 car or van43.9% · 806
2 cars or vans26.9% · 495
3 or more12.2% · 224
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright42.5% · 781
With mortgage22.1% · 407
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented23.1% · 425
Private rented11.7% · 215
Lives rent free0.4% · 8
Type of home
Detached house23.6% · 434
Semi-detached house45.2% · 831
Terraced house23.6% · 433
Purpose-built flat6.4% · 117
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001117- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Aber-craf ac Ystradgynlais
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 60
Communities in the ward
Ystradgynlais
Other wards in the same constituency
BBrecon East29.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,026BBrecon West20.1% aged 65+ · 47.4% owned4,230BBronllys and Felin-fach29.5% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned1,965BBuilth24.7% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned2,469CCrickhowell with Cwmdu and Tretower33.1% aged 65+ · 72.0% owned3,495CCwm-twrch23.6% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned2,219DDisserth and Trecoed with Newbridge37.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,839GGlasbury32.8% aged 65+ · 76.5% owned1,756GGwernyfed28.8% aged 65+ · 76.1% owned1,482HHay32.2% aged 65+ · 56.2% owned1,680IIthon Valley28.9% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned2,120KKnighton with Beguildy30.4% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned3,603LLlanafanfawr with Garth31.7% aged 65+ · 78.4% owned1,613LLlandrindod North22.2% aged 65+ · 61.4% owned2,185
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.