Electoral wardW05001172Y Trallwng Castell
Welshpool Castle ward, Powys
Welshpool Castle is one of 60 electoral wards of Powys (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,532 residents in 1,236 households — 136 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr constituency.
Residents, 20212,532council ward average 2,220
Households1,2362.05 residents per household
Density136/ km²about 18.67 km² · Powys 26
Aged 65+24.5%Powys: 27.9% · under 16: 15.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.4% · 111
5–94.5% · 115
10–156.7% · 169
16–194.3% · 110
20–245.9% · 149
25–3412.5% · 316
35–4916.3% · 414
50–6420.9% · 530
65–7410.7% · 271
75–848.4% · 212
85+5.4% · 137
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van37.2% · 459
1 car or van41.4% · 511
2 cars or vans15.7% · 194
3 or more5.7% · 70
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Powys overall: 67.6% owned, 14.1% social rented, 17.9% private rented.
Owned outright19.0% · 235
With mortgage11.1% · 137
Social rented40.5% · 500
Private rented28.8% · 356
Lives rent free0.6% · 8
Type of home
Detached house18.1% · 224
Semi-detached house23.7% · 293
Terraced house23.7% · 293
Purpose-built flat25.2% · 311
Converted house2.3% · 29
Other conversion2.1% · 26
Above shop / office4.4% · 55
Caravan, mobile0.4% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001172- Council
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Y Trallwng Castell
- Density rank in council
- 17 of 60
Communities in the ward
Welshpool
Other wards in the same constituency
BBanwy, Llanfihangel and Llanwddyn30.1% aged 65+ · 78.2% owned2,151BBerriew and Castle Caereinion27.7% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned1,947CCaersws28.7% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,272CChurchstoke33.4% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned1,740DDolforwyn25.9% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned2,034FForden and Montgomery29.4% aged 65+ · 68.8% owned2,462GGlantwymyn25.7% aged 65+ · 78.5% owned2,055GGuilsfield33.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned1,650KKerry27.7% aged 65+ · 73.8% owned1,604LLlanbrynmair31.0% aged 65+ · 82.8% owned1,845LLlandinam with Dolfor28.4% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned1,794LLlandrinio24.7% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned2,149LLlandysilio26.6% aged 65+ · 76.9% owned1,854LLlanfair Caereinion and Llanerfyl25.9% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,137
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.