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Electoral wardW05001748Owrtyn a De Maelor

Overton and Maelor South ward, Wrexham County Borough

Overton and Maelor South is one of 49 electoral wards of Wrexham County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,725 residents in 1,164 households — 74 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wrexham constituency.

Residents, 20212,725council ward average 2,757
Households1,1642.34 residents per household
Density74/ km²about 37.02 km² · Wrexham County Borough 268
Aged 65+21.9%Wrexham County Borough: 20.3% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.8% · 130
5–96.5% · 176
10–157.2% · 195
16–194.5% · 122
20–243.8% · 103
25–349.2% · 251
35–4917.7% · 481
50–6424.6% · 669
65–7411.4% · 312
75–847.2% · 195
85+3.3% · 91

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.7% · 101
1 car or van35.5% · 413
2 cars or vans36.3% · 423
3 or more19.5% · 227
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Wrexham County Borough overall: 62.5% owned, 21.0% social rented, 15.8% private rented.

Owned outright43.8% · 509
With mortgage31.2% · 363
Shared ownership0.3% · 4
Social rented9.2% · 107
Private rented15.2% · 177
Lives rent free0.3% · 3

Type of home

Detached house57.6% · 671
Semi-detached house20.9% · 243
Terraced house15.9% · 185
Purpose-built flat4.1% · 48
Converted house0.3% · 4
Other conversion0.5% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 3
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001748
Constituency
Wrexham
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Owrtyn a De Maelor
Density rank in council
45 of 49

Communities in the ward

Maelor SouthOverton

Other wards in the same constituency

AActon and Maesydre20.3% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned5,024BBangor Is-y-Coed31.7% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned1,938BBorras Park37.1% aged 65+ · 91.6% owned2,267BBronington and Hanmer29.2% aged 65+ · 73.9% owned1,724BBrymbo12.5% aged 65+ · 62.6% owned4,261BBryn Cefn19.1% aged 65+ · 65.8% owned2,617BBrynyffynnon9.8% aged 65+ · 37.9% owned3,688CCartrefle18.1% aged 65+ · 42.2% owned2,265CCoedpoeth22.7% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned4,428EErddig28.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned2,027GGarden Village30.4% aged 65+ · 85.6% owned1,976GGresford East and West32.4% aged 65+ · 79.0% owned2,794GGrosvenor19.5% aged 65+ · 41.9% owned2,580GGwenfro13.2% aged 65+ · 50.3% owned2,560

All 49 wards of Wrexham County Borough

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.