Electoral wardW05001367Llanfrechfa a Phont-hir
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir ward, Torfaen
Llanfrechfa and Ponthir is one of 18 electoral wards of Torfaen (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,001 residents in 874 households — 364 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torfaen constituency.
Residents, 20212,001council ward average 5,127
Households8742.29 residents per household
Density364/ km²about 5.49 km² · Torfaen 734
Aged 65+30.2%Torfaen: 20.8% · under 16: 12.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–42.5% · 51
5–94.7% · 93
10–155.6% · 112
16–193.5% · 71
20–244.3% · 87
25–347.7% · 153
35–4915.3% · 306
50–6426.1% · 523
65–7415.8% · 317
75–8410.7% · 213
85+3.7% · 74
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.6% · 75
1 car or van32.6% · 286
2 cars or vans39.7% · 348
3 or more19.1% · 167
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torfaen overall: 64.4% owned, 23.8% social rented, 11.2% private rented.
Owned outright56.5% · 494
With mortgage33.4% · 292
Shared ownership0.2% · 2
Social rented4.5% · 39
Private rented5.3% · 46
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house62.3% · 545
Semi-detached house22.3% · 195
Terraced house11.4% · 100
Purpose-built flat3.5% · 31
Converted house0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001367- Council
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Llanfrechfa a Phont-hir
- Density rank in council
- 16 of 18
Communities in the ward
LlanyrafonPonthir
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% owned5,040GGreenmeadow18.3% aged 65+ · 64.7% owned2,767LLlantarnam19.0% 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.