Electoral wardW05001121Gorllewin Aberhonddu
Brecon West ward, Powys
Brecon West is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,230 residents in 1,858 households — 858 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20214,230council ward average 2,220
Households1,8582.28 residents per household
Density858/ km²about 4.93 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+20.1%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 20.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 248
5–96.9% · 292
10–157.8% · 328
16–194.8% · 201
20–244.9% · 207
25–3412.3% · 522
35–4919.0% · 803
50–6418.4% · 778
65–7411.2% · 475
75–846.2% · 263
85+2.7% · 114
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.8% · 406
1 car or van48.2% · 896
2 cars or vans22.9% · 426
3 or more7.0% · 131
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright27.8% · 517
With mortgage19.6% · 364
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented34.6% · 643
Private rented17.6% · 327
Lives rent free0.4% · 7
Type of home
Detached house11.5% · 213
Semi-detached house32.8% · 610
Terraced house45.0% · 836
Purpose-built flat8.9% · 165
Converted house1.1% · 20
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.3% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001121- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Gorllewin Aberhonddu
- Density rank in council
- 3 of 60
Communities in the ward
Brecon
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber-craf and Ystradgynlais24.7% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned3,984BBrecon East29.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned4,026BBronllys 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.