Electoral wardW05001132Y Clas-ar-Wy
Glasbury ward, Powys
Glasbury is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,756 residents in 809 households — 24 people per km², the 44th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20211,756council ward average 2,220
Households8092.17 residents per household
Density24/ km²about 72.26 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+32.8%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 14.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.6% · 63
5–94.4% · 78
10–155.9% · 104
16–192.7% · 48
20–243.6% · 63
25–348.1% · 142
35–4915.3% · 269
50–6423.4% · 411
65–7419.3% · 338
75–8410.1% · 177
85+3.4% · 60
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van4.8% · 39
1 car or van38.1% · 307
2 cars or vans37.8% · 304
3 or more19.3% · 155
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright56.6% · 457
With mortgage19.8% · 160
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented5.6% · 45
Private rented17.7% · 143
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house71.8% · 582
Semi-detached house16.8% · 136
Terraced house8.1% · 66
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 8
Converted house0.4% · 3
Other conversion0.7% · 6
Above shop / office0.7% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.5% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001132- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Clas-ar-Wy
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 60
Communities in the ward
ClyroGlasbury
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% owned3,495CCwm-twrch23.6% aged 65+ · 66.2% owned2,219DDisserth and Trecoed with Newbridge37.4% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned1,839GGwernyfed28.8% 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.