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Electoral wardW05001758

Smithfield ward, Wrexham County Borough

Smithfield is one of 49 electoral wards of Wrexham County Borough (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,911 residents in 1,431 households — 5,750 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Wrexham constituency.

Residents, 20212,911council ward average 2,757
Households1,4312.03 residents per household
Density5,750/ km²about 0.51 km² · Wrexham County Borough 268
Aged 65+13.8%Wrexham County Borough: 20.3% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.2% · 180
5–95.4% · 156
10–155.8% · 168
16–193.5% · 102
20–247.2% · 209
25–3418.1% · 528
35–4922.5% · 654
50–6417.6% · 512
65–748.8% · 256
75–843.9% · 113
85+1.1% · 33

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van39.3% · 563
1 car or van44.9% · 643
2 cars or vans13.2% · 189
3 or more2.5% · 36
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright20.8% · 298
With mortgage13.8% · 197
Shared ownership0.5% · 7
Social rented29.1% · 416
Private rented35.5% · 507
Lives rent free0.3% · 5

Type of home

Detached house4.1% · 58
Semi-detached house22.4% · 320
Terraced house35.2% · 503
Purpose-built flat32.1% · 460
Converted house2.8% · 40
Other conversion0.6% · 9
Above shop / office2.9% · 41
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001758
Constituency
Wrexham
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
1 of 49

Communities in the ward

Caia Park

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.