Electoral wardW05001047Gorseinon a Phenyrheol
Gorseinon and Penyrheol ward, Swansea
Gorseinon and Penyrheol is one of 32 electoral wards of Swansea (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 10,636 residents in 4,666 households — 979 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Gower constituency.
Residents, 202110,636council ward average 7,453
Households4,6662.28 residents per household
Density979/ km²about 10.87 km² · Swansea 632
Aged 65+19.5%Swansea: 20.5% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 561
5–96.0% · 638
10–157.6% · 807
16–194.6% · 486
20–245.3% · 566
25–3412.7% · 1,352
35–4918.9% · 2,006
50–6420.1% · 2,142
65–7410.1% · 1,070
75–846.9% · 739
85+2.5% · 269
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.1% · 843
1 car or van42.7% · 1,994
2 cars or vans29.3% · 1,365
3 or more9.9% · 464
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swansea overall: 62.3% owned, 19.1% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright33.5% · 1,563
With mortgage32.8% · 1,531
Shared ownership0.2% · 9
Social rented18.3% · 854
Private rented15.0% · 702
Lives rent free0.2% · 7
Type of home
Detached house24.4% · 1,140
Semi-detached house42.8% · 1,999
Terraced house17.6% · 819
Purpose-built flat12.4% · 578
Converted house1.2% · 58
Other conversion0.4% · 17
Above shop / office1.1% · 50
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001047- Council
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Gower
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Gorseinon a Phenyrheol
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 32
Communities in the ward
GorseinonGrovesend and Waungron
Other wards in the same constituency
BBishopston34.0% aged 65+ · 88.0% owned3,222CClydach22.2% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned8,494CCockett18.2% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned10,405DDunvant and Killay25.8% aged 65+ · 83.3% owned9,202FFairwood26.1% aged 65+ · 82.4% owned2,776GGower32.9% aged 65+ · 84.4% owned2,931GGowerton21.3% aged 65+ · 75.1% owned4,946LLlangyfelach17.3% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned2,673LLlwchwr23.2% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned9,255MMayals33.9% aged 65+ · 87.5% owned2,566MMumbles32.7% aged 65+ · 81.1% owned7,808PPen-clawdd29.2% aged 65+ · 81.6% owned3,552PPenllergaer18.2% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned3,580PPennard36.9% aged 65+ · 88.9% owned3,113
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.