Electoral wardW05001757Rhiwabon
Ruabon ward, Wrexham County Borough
Ruabon is one of 49 electoral wards of Wrexham County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,965 residents in 1,293 households — 334 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr constituency.
Residents, 20212,965council ward average 2,757
Households1,2932.29 residents per household
Density334/ km²about 8.89 km² · Wrexham County Borough 268
Aged 65+16.9%Wrexham County Borough: 20.3% · under 16: 20.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.7% · 169
5–97.0% · 208
10–158.1% · 240
16–194.6% · 136
20–244.6% · 135
25–3413.0% · 385
35–4920.3% · 603
50–6419.9% · 589
65–749.5% · 282
75–845.6% · 165
85+1.8% · 54
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van21.1% · 273
1 car or van39.2% · 507
2 cars or vans28.2% · 364
3 or more11.5% · 149
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Wrexham County Borough overall: 62.5% owned, 21.0% social rented, 15.8% private rented.
Owned outright24.8% · 320
With mortgage28.2% · 364
Shared ownership0.4% · 5
Social rented29.2% · 377
Private rented16.7% · 216
Lives rent free0.6% · 8
Type of home
Detached house23.6% · 306
Semi-detached house37.5% · 485
Terraced house24.3% · 315
Purpose-built flat13.1% · 169
Converted house0.5% · 6
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office0.5% · 6
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001757- Council
- Wrexham County Borough
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Rhiwabon
- Density rank in council
- 38 of 49
Communities in the ward
Ruabon
Other wards in the same constituency
AAcrefair North13.8% aged 65+ · 18.8% owned2,123CCefn East18.8% aged 65+ · 54.2% owned2,168CCefn West23.3% aged 65+ · 64.6% owned2,613CChirk North21.4% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned2,422CChirk South25.0% aged 65+ · 61.3% owned1,974DDyffryn Ceiriog27.0% aged 65+ · 71.7% owned2,064EEsclusham17.6% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned2,760PPant and Johnstown21.3% aged 65+ · 63.3% owned5,451PPenycae15.7% aged 65+ · 55.3% owned2,186PPenycae and Ruabon South21.4% aged 65+ · 70.5% owned2,604PPonciau22.2% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned2,516RRhos18.2% aged 65+ · 51.6% owned2,196
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.