Residents, 20212,767council ward average 5,127
Households1,0982.52 residents per household
Density1,178/ km²about 2.35 km² · Torfaen 734
Aged 65+18.3%Torfaen: 20.8% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.3% · 147
5–96.4% · 176
10–158.2% · 226
16–195.5% · 151
20–246.3% · 174
25–3412.0% · 332
35–4918.6% · 516
50–6419.5% · 540
65–7410.9% · 302
75–846.0% · 166
85+1.4% · 38
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.5% · 181
1 car or van44.7% · 492
2 cars or vans26.4% · 290
3 or more12.5% · 137
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torfaen overall: 64.4% owned, 23.8% social rented, 11.2% private rented.
Owned outright33.1% · 363
With mortgage31.6% · 347
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented22.2% · 244
Private rented12.9% · 142
Type of home
Detached house23.5% · 258
Semi-detached house23.9% · 262
Terraced house50.5% · 553
Purpose-built flat1.6% · 18
Converted house0.4% · 4
Above shop / office0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
Communities in the ward
Fairwater
Other wards in the same constituency
AAbersychan18.9% aged 65+ · 61.6% owned6,710BBlaenavon19.5% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned6,019CCoed Eva21.8% aged 65+ · 73.6% owned2,438CCroesyceiliog26.4% aged 65+ · 69.9% owned5,143FFairwater20.5% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned5,040LLlanfrechfa and Ponthir30.2% aged 65+ · 89.9% owned2,001LLlantarnam19.0% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned6,495LLlanyrafon27.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,494NNew Inn29.3% aged 65+ · 78.6% owned5,895PPanteg21.1% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned7,482PPontnewydd17.2% aged 65+ · 57.9% owned7,136PPontnewynydd and Snatchwood17.4% aged 65+ · 60.9% owned3,790PPontypool Fawr22.2% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned7,448SSt. Dials18.9% aged 65+ · 54.6% owned4,359
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.