Electoral wardW05001120Dwyrain Aberhonddu
Brecon East ward, Powys
Brecon East is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,026 residents in 1,857 households — 652 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20214,026council ward average 2,220
Households1,8572.17 residents per household
Density652/ km²about 6.17 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+29.2%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 12.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 146
5–94.1% · 166
10–154.5% · 181
16–192.8% · 112
20–244.8% · 193
25–3416.9% · 681
35–4914.6% · 589
50–6419.4% · 781
65–7414.1% · 569
75–8410.3% · 414
85+4.8% · 192
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.8% · 350
1 car or van49.4% · 918
2 cars or vans24.7% · 458
3 or more7.1% · 131
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright47.5% · 881
With mortgage18.0% · 334
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented10.3% · 191
Private rented24.0% · 445
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house35.5% · 660
Semi-detached house24.5% · 455
Terraced house20.6% · 382
Purpose-built flat11.3% · 210
Converted house1.9% · 36
Other conversion2.4% · 45
Above shop / office3.5% · 65
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001120- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Dwyrain Aberhonddu
- Density rank in council
- 5 of 60
Communities in the ward
Brecon
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber-craf and Ystradgynlais24.7% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned3,984BBrecon 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.