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Electoral wardW05001080Cwm-bach

Cwmbach ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Cwmbach is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,112 residents in 2,193 households — 956 people per km², the 25th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20215,112council ward average 5,166
Households2,1932.33 residents per household
Density956/ km²about 5.35 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+20.6%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 19.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 277
5–96.3% · 323
10–157.8% · 400
16–194.3% · 219
20–245.5% · 282
25–3411.8% · 606
35–4918.6% · 950
50–6419.6% · 1,003
65–7411.7% · 598
75–846.8% · 350
85+2.1% · 106

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.3% · 424
1 car or van41.5% · 911
2 cars or vans29.2% · 640
3 or more10.0% · 220
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.1% · 857
With mortgage31.2% · 684
Shared ownership0.2% · 4
Social rented20.3% · 446
Private rented9.0% · 198
Lives rent free0.2% · 4

Type of home

Detached house25.9% · 569
Semi-detached house44.6% · 978
Terraced house17.1% · 375
Purpose-built flat11.7% · 256
Converted house0.3% · 6
Other conversion0.2% · 4
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001080
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Cwm-bach
Density rank in council
17 of 46

Communities in the ward

Cwmbach

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberaman19.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned10,012AAberdare East19.3% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,869AAberdare West and Llwydcoed22.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned9,642HHirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos24.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,204MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249PPen-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.