Aberdare West and Llwydcoed ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Aberdare West and Llwydcoed is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 9,642 residents in 4,243 households — 442 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20219,642council ward average 5,166

Households4,2432.27 residents per household

Density442/ km²about 21.82 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560

Aged 65+22.7%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 16.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.5% · 434

5–95.0% · 482

10–156.5% · 631

16–194.1% · 394

20–245.5% · 534

25–3412.8% · 1,233

35–4917.3% · 1,667

50–6421.6% · 2,083

65–7411.7% · 1,125

75–848.1% · 779

85+2.9% · 280

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van18.8% · 798

1 car or van41.1% · 1,745

2 cars or vans29.2% · 1,239

3 or more10.9% · 461

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Rhondda Cynon Taf overall: 68.3% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.

Owned outright42.3% · 1,797

With mortgage31.8% · 1,351

Shared ownership0.1% · 4

Social rented11.0% · 467

Private rented14.7% · 622

Lives rent free0.1% · 4

Type of home

Detached house28.2% · 1,198

Semi-detached house26.7% · 1,134

Terraced house36.4% · 1,544

Purpose-built flat6.5% · 276

Converted house0.8% · 32

Other conversion0.3% · 11

Above shop / office0.4% · 17

Caravan, mobile0.7% · 31

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001074
Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency: Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Gorllewin Aberdâr a Llwydcoed
Density rank in council: 41 of 46

Communities in the ward

Aberdare WestLlwydcoed

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberaman19.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned10,012 AAberdare East19.3% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,869 CCwmbach20.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,112 HHirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos24.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,204 MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249 PPen-y-waun18.4% aged 65+ · 43.5% owned2,974

All 46 wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf

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.