You asked
Please could you assist in helping answer the below information for Torfaen with the date when the information was obtained:
- Number of Homes
- Number of Bedrooms
- Number of People within each of the age bracket; - 65 and Over, 20 – 64, 19 and under
- Number of people born within a 10-mile radius of Torfaen
- Number of Council Tax Payers
- Number of empty commercial properties
- Number of empty houses
- Number of people waiting for homes within Torfaen, (with dependants separate)
- Surround Counties (with dependants separate)
We said
Thank you for your enquiry asking for a number of statistics for Torfaen.
Number of homes:
The 2011 Census provides estimates on the number of dwellings in Torfaen as at 27 March 2011. We estimated there were 40,224 dwellings in Torfaen.
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS418EW/view/1946157402?rows=rural_urban&cols=c_hhsduk11
For more recent estimates on the number of dwellings in Torfaen, you could explore the Welsh Government statistics using the following link: https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Housing/Dwelling-Stock-Estimates/dwellingstockestimates-by-localauthority-tenure
Number of bedrooms:
The 2011 Census also provides estimates on the number of bedrooms in Torfaen (as at 27 March 2011), which are available using the following link: https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/QS411EW/view/1946157402?rows=rural_urban&cols=cell
Alternatively, you could explore the "Council tax: stock of properties" release from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) for more recent estimates on the number of bedrooms in Torfaen (Table CTSOP3.0).
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-tax-stock-of-properties-2020
Please note that the definition for "bedrooms" used by the VOA is not the same as that used in the census, so statistics between both sources are not directly comparable.
Number of people within each age bracket: 65 and over; 20 – 64; 19 and under
The "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland" dataset provides mid-2019 population estimates data for the UK and its constituent countries at national, regional, and local authority level by sex and single year of age.
According to the most recent edition of this dataset:
- In mid-2019, it is estimated that the population of Torfaen aged 65 and over was 19,336.
- In mid-2019, it is estimated that the population of Torfaen aged 20 to 64 was 53,306.
- In mid-2019, it is estimated that the population of Torfaen aged 19 and under was 21,319.
Number of people born within a 10-mile radius of Torfaen
Our "Live births in England and Wales down to local authority area" dataset provides statistics on the number of live births in Torfaen and neighbouring local authority districts.
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/lebirthsla
According to the most recent edition of this dataset:
In 2019, the number of births in Torfaen was 973.
In 2019, the number of births in Blaenau Gwent was 740.
In 2019, the number of births in Caerphilly was 1,750.
In 2019, the number of births in Monmouthshire was 683.
In 2019, the number of births in Newport was 1,975.
In order to provide the number of people born specifically within a 10-mile radius of Torfaen, we would need to create bespoke analysis. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, Public Authorities are not obligated to create information in order to respond to FOI requests. We therefore consider this to be information not held.
However, we may be able to create this for you as bespoke analysis. Such services would be subject to legal frameworks, disclosure controls, resources and agreement of costs. If you would like to request this bespoke dataset, please contact health.data@ons.gov.uk to discuss your enquiry further. Please note, there will be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy.
Number of Council Tax payers:
Unfortunately, we are unable to fulfil your request as we do not collect or hold the data required to answer this query. The local authority for the area of interest may be better placed to assist with this information.
Number of empty commercial properties:
Unfortunately, we are unable to fulfil your request as we do not collect or hold the data required to answer this query. The local authority for the area of interest may also be better placed to assist with this information.
Number of empty houses:
The 2011 Census provides information on the number of household spaces with no usual residents in Torfaen as at 27 March 2011. We estimated there were 1,705 such household spaces. Please note that for these estimates we have not distinguished between second or holiday homes and vacant dwellings.
https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/KS401EW/view/1946157402?cols=measures
For estimates on the number of social housing vacancies in Torfaen, you could explore the Welsh Government statistics using the following link:
Number of people waiting for homes within Torfaen (with dependants separate) and surrounding counties (with dependants separate):
Unfortunately, we are unable to fulfil your request as we do not collect or hold the data required to answer this query. Again, the local authority for the area of interest may be better placed to assist with this request.