Electoral wardW05001159Maes-car a Llywel
Maescar and Llywel ward, Powys
Maescar and Llywel is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 1,747 residents in 771 households — 7 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency.
Residents, 20211,747council ward average 2,220
Households7712.27 residents per household
Density7/ km²about 253.19 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+25.5%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.9% · 68
5–95.1% · 89
10–156.6% · 115
16–193.3% · 57
20–242.6% · 46
25–348.1% · 142
35–4917.3% · 302
50–6427.6% · 482
65–7413.9% · 242
75–849.3% · 162
85+2.4% · 42
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van7.7% · 59
1 car or van36.2% · 279
2 cars or vans37.6% · 290
3 or more18.5% · 143
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright53.3% · 411
With mortgage19.7% · 152
Shared ownership0.4% · 3
Social rented8.4% · 65
Private rented18.2% · 140
Type of home
Detached house54.1% · 417
Semi-detached house32.9% · 254
Terraced house9.7% · 75
Purpose-built flat0.8% · 6
Converted house0.5% · 4
Other conversion0.8% · 6
Above shop / office0.8% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001159- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Maes-car a Llywel
- Density rank in council
- 58 of 60
Communities in the ward
CrayLlywelMaescar
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% owned1,839GGlasbury32.8% 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% owned1,613
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.