Electoral wardW05001127
Cwm-twrch ward, Powys
Cwm-twrch is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,219 residents in 934 households — 170 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20212,219council ward average 2,220
Households9342.38 residents per household
Density170/ km²about 13.08 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+23.6%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 19.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.9% · 131
5–95.7% · 127
10–157.5% · 167
16–193.9% · 86
20–244.8% · 107
25–3410.5% · 233
35–4917.6% · 391
50–6420.4% · 451
65–7412.6% · 279
75–846.5% · 145
85+4.5% · 99
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.0% · 159
1 car or van42.2% · 394
2 cars or vans27.8% · 260
3 or more13.0% · 121
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright42.2% · 394
With mortgage24.0% · 224
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented19.1% · 178
Private rented13.9% · 130
Lives rent free0.5% · 5
Type of home
Detached house30.9% · 289
Semi-detached house47.9% · 448
Terraced house17.3% · 162
Purpose-built flat1.8% · 17
Converted house1.1% · 10
Other conversion0.5% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001127- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 60
Communities in the ward
Ystradgynlais
Other wards in the same constituency
AAber-craf and Ystradgynlais24.7% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned3,984BBrecon 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% owned3,495DDisserth 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.