Ward · W05001661
Machen and Rudry
In useMachen and Rudry is a ward in Caerphilly, Wales, published in boundary releases since December 2022.
The May 2026 boundary, generalised to about 100 m.
- Code
- W05001661
- Kind
- Ward
- Area
- 31 km²
- Population
- 5,121Mid-2022 estimate
- In use
- 2022 to now
Where it sits
Local authorityCaerphilly
Westminster constituencyCaerphilly
Ceremonial countyGwent
Grouping of councilsCardiff and The Valleys, South East Wales, South Wales
CountryWales
A ward is placed in the constituency holding most of it, so a ward on a constituency boundary is listed in one.
Neighbours
10 wards share a border with Machen and Rudry, longest border first.
- Graig 6.0 km
- Tredegar Park and Marshfield 4.6 km
- Lisvane and Thornhill 4.3 km
- Pontprennau and Old St Mellons 3.6 km
- Van 3.1 km
- Ynysddu 3.0 km
- Bedwas and Trethomas 2.6 km
- St Martins 2.2 km
- Risca West 1.4 km
- Crosskeys 1.2 km
Data published for it
2 of the Atlas's datasets publish figures for Machen and Rudry itself.
- Local Election Results2022
- Population2022
And 25 more for Caerphilly, the local authority it sits in.
- Air Quality2024
- Broadband Coverage2025
- Car Availability2021
- Child Poverty2022 to 2025 (4 years)
- Claimant Count2026
- Crime2026
- Ethnicity2021
- EU Referendum Results2016
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions2005 to 2024 (20 years)
- House price to residence-based earnings ratio2025
- Jobs2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Land Area2024
- Life Expectancy2024
- Life Expectancy Series2003 to 2024 (22 years)
- Mobile Coverage2025
- Population (Local Authority)2011 to 2024 (14 years)
- Public electric vehicle chargers by local authority2026
- Qualifications2021
- Road Collisions by Local Authority2024 and 2025
- Subnational electricity consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Subnational gas consumption2015 to 2024 (10 years)
- Travel to Work2021
- UK business: activity, size and location2025
- Unemployment2021
- Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation2019
Ask the API
Everything on this page comes from the UK Data Atlas API's geography resolver. These requests return it, for the May 2026 release.
- The areaDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661 - Its boundaryDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661/geometry?tier=medium - Its historyDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661/history - What it sits withinDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661/parents - What it containsDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661/children - Its neighboursDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661/neighbours - What you can ask about itDocs
GET/v1/areas/ward/2026-05-uk-bgc/W05001661?include=capabilities