Electoral wardW05001066
Townhill ward, Swansea
Townhill is one of 32 electoral wards of Swansea (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 8,836 residents in 3,774 households — 4,800 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Swansea West constituency.
Residents, 20218,836council ward average 7,453
Households3,7742.34 residents per household
Density4,800/ km²about 1.84 km² · Swansea 632
Aged 65+11.5%Swansea: 20.5% · under 16: 27.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–49.3% · 822
5–99.0% · 798
10–159.1% · 808
16–195.0% · 438
20–246.2% · 552
25–3415.3% · 1,349
35–4918.0% · 1,592
50–6416.6% · 1,464
65–746.6% · 583
75–843.6% · 316
85+1.3% · 115
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van42.9% · 1,619
1 car or van40.0% · 1,511
2 cars or vans13.2% · 497
3 or more3.9% · 146
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Swansea overall: 62.3% owned, 19.1% social rented, 18.0% private rented.
Owned outright16.5% · 622
With mortgage13.4% · 507
Shared ownership0.2% · 7
Social rented58.5% · 2,209
Private rented10.6% · 399
Lives rent free0.9% · 33
Type of home
Detached house5.5% · 206
Semi-detached house48.5% · 1,830
Terraced house40.1% · 1,514
Purpose-built flat5.3% · 200
Converted house0.3% · 13
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.2% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001066- Council
- Swansea
- Constituency
- Swansea West
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 4 of 32
Communities in the ward
Townhill
Other wards in the same constituency
CCastle14.0% aged 65+ · 28.7% owned13,191CCwmbwrla19.0% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned7,526LLandore14.3% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned7,268MMorriston21.2% aged 65+ · 65.5% owned16,028MMynydd-bach24.7% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned8,947PPenderry13.5% aged 65+ · 32.3% owned11,489SSketty24.7% aged 65+ · 69.1% owned14,780UUplands13.1% aged 65+ · 46.1% owned14,023WWaterfront18.3% aged 65+ · 33.2% owned3,601
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.