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Electoral wardW05001372

Pontnewydd ward, Torfaen

Pontnewydd is one of 18 electoral wards of Torfaen (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 7,136 residents in 3,143 households — 2,975 people per km², the 3rd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torfaen constituency.

Residents, 20217,136council ward average 5,127
Households3,1432.27 residents per household
Density2,975/ km²about 2.40 km² · Torfaen 734
Aged 65+17.2%Torfaen: 20.8% · under 16: 18.5%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 391
5–96.0% · 427
10–157.0% · 502
16–194.0% · 284
20–245.7% · 405
25–3415.5% · 1,110
35–4918.1% · 1,290
50–6421.0% · 1,500
65–749.5% · 677
75–845.2% · 368
85+2.6% · 185

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.8% · 747
1 car or van40.4% · 1,271
2 cars or vans27.8% · 874
3 or more8.0% · 253
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Torfaen overall: 64.4% owned, 23.8% social rented, 11.2% private rented.

Owned outright27.1% · 851
With mortgage30.9% · 971
Shared ownership1.1% · 35
Social rented28.3% · 891
Private rented12.4% · 391
Lives rent free0.2% · 6

Type of home

Detached house15.6% · 491
Semi-detached house28.2% · 886
Terraced house40.2% · 1,263
Purpose-built flat14.3% · 448
Converted house1.0% · 32
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.6% · 19
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.