Electoral wardW05001373Pontnewynydd a Snatchwood
Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood ward, Torfaen
Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood is one of 18 electoral wards of Torfaen (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,790 residents in 1,723 households — 782 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Torfaen constituency.
Residents, 20213,790council ward average 5,127
Households1,7232.2 residents per household
Density782/ km²about 4.85 km² · Torfaen 734
Aged 65+17.4%Torfaen: 20.8% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 221
5–95.3% · 200
10–156.7% · 254
16–194.4% · 167
20–245.6% · 213
25–3415.3% · 580
35–4917.3% · 656
50–6422.1% · 836
65–7410.0% · 377
75–845.8% · 221
85+1.7% · 63
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van20.4% · 352
1 car or van43.5% · 749
2 cars or vans26.1% · 449
3 or more10.0% · 172
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Torfaen overall: 64.4% owned, 23.8% social rented, 11.2% private rented.
Owned outright33.7% · 581
With mortgage27.1% · 467
Shared ownership0.4% · 7
Social rented23.4% · 403
Private rented15.3% · 264
Type of home
Detached house14.3% · 246
Semi-detached house16.3% · 280
Terraced house54.8% · 944
Purpose-built flat13.9% · 239
Converted house0.5% · 9
Above shop / office0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001373- Council
- Torfaen
- Constituency
- Torfaen
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Pontnewynydd a Snatchwood
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 18
Communities in the ward
Pen Tranch
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% owned2,767LLlanfrechfa 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% owned7,136PPontypool 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.