Rhondda Cynon Taf
Rhondda Cynon Taf has 237,651 residents in 103,339 households (Census 2021); 18% are aged 15–29 and 31% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £165,000, from £97,250 in Ferndale and Maerdy to £320,000 in Pontyclun Central.
Six maps of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Welsh Government · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025
All 46 wards at a glance.
Colour shows where each ward sits among Rhondda Cynon Taf's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.
| Ward | Median price | Green 500 m | Services 15 min | Aged 15–29 | Owner-occupied | Flats | Nearest tram or rail | Gigabit | Crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaman | £135k | 33% | 33 | 18% | 64% | 7% | 1.1 km | 92% | 87 |
| Abercynon | £130k | 33% | 24 | 18% | 67% | 4% | 828 m | 15% | 75 |
| Aberdare East | £140k | 21% | 86 | 18% | 62% | 10% | 563 m | 82% | 165 |
| Aberdare West and Llwydcoed | £177k | 20% | 31 | 17% | 74% | 7% | 2.0 km | 81% | 68 |
| Beddau and Tyn-y-nant | £190k | 14% | 34 | 17% | 73% | 5% | 4.1 km | 94% | 75 |
| Brynna and Llanharan | £250k | 24% | 20 | 16% | 74% | 4% | 1.1 km | 85% | 98 |
| Church Village | £245k | 18% | 55 | 16% | 77% | 6% | 2.2 km | 92% | 39 |
| Cilfynydd | £143k | 25% | 11 | 18% | 73% | 4% | 2.4 km | 71% | 67 |
| Cwm Clydach | £118k | 49% | 17 | 19% | 64% | 1% | 1.6 km | 94% | 71 |
| Cwmbach | £195k | 23% | 25 | 16% | 70% | 12% | 672 m | 88% | 105 |
| Cymer | £126k | 39% | 35 | 17% | 64% | 8% | 652 m | 49% | 81 |
| Ferndale and Maerdy | £97k | 55% | 19 | 17% | 64% | 6% | 2.4 km | 7% | 85 |
| Gilfach-goch | £135k | 27% | 20 | 17% | 62% | 8% | 4.1 km | 78% | 67 |
| Glyn-coch | £133k | 33% | 10 | 16% | 57% | 13% | 2.4 km | 0% | 74 |
| Graig and Pontypridd West | £162k | 21% | 77 | 20% | 69% | 7% | 728 m | 53% | 103 |
| Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen | £210k | 7% | 39 | 15% | 73% | 16% | 1.3 km | 71% | 111 |
| Hirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos | £190k | 35% | 18 | 15% | 72% | 4% | 5.9 km | 25% | 71 |
| Llanharry | £225k | 29% | 14 | 16% | 66% | 6% | 2.6 km | 92% | 42 |
| Llantrisant and Talbot Green | £240k | 21% | 58 | 14% | 74% | 10% | 2.1 km | 86% | 120 |
| Llantwit Fardre | £271k | 21% | 27 | 15% | 87% | 2% | 3.5 km | 86% | 23 |
| Llwyn-y-pia | £128k | 26% | 34 | 19% | 68% | 5% | 524 m | 96% | 80 |
| Mountain Ash | £138k | 26% | 59 | 18% | 66% | 8% | 415 m | 87% | 101 |
| Pen-y-graig | £132k | 19% | 43 | 18% | 64% | 9% | 697 m | 93% | 99 |
| Pen-y-waun | £112k | 21% | 9 | 17% | 43% | 7% | 3.8 km | 60% | 110 |
| Penrhiw-ceibr | £112k | 16% | 46 | 18% | 59% | 2% | 634 m | 96% | 93 |
| Pentre | £130k | 36% | 28 | 18% | 69% | 8% | 518 m | 90% | 74 |
| Pontyclun Central | £320k | 18% | 56 | 13% | 82% | 3% | 607 m | 97% | 50 |
| Pontyclun East | £320k | 14% | 12 | 14% | 90% | 0% | 1.9 km | 40% | 27 |
| Pontyclun West | £278k | 26% | 48 | 14% | 80% | 5% | 615 m | 82% | 35 |
| Pontypridd Town | £220k | 25% | 88 | 15% | 78% | 9% | 743 m | 46% | 230 |
| Porth | £140k | 18% | 41 | 16% | 72% | 5% | 521 m | 57% | 129 |
| Rhydfelen Central | £193k | 7% | 59 | 17% | 61% | 18% | 893 m | 96% | 110 |
| Taff's Well | £243k | 49% | 21 | 15% | 75% | 8% | 842 m | 78% | 120 |
| Ton-teg | £252k | 16% | 57 | 13% | 89% | 3% | 1.4 km | 81% | 59 |
| Tonypandy | £136k | 13% | 51 | 19% | 70% | 6% | 694 m | 91% | 76 |
| Tonyrefail East | £170k | 12% | 19 | 18% | 68% | 7% | 3.3 km | 79% | 89 |
| Tonyrefail West | £195k | 13% | 25 | 19% | 76% | 4% | 3.8 km | 78% | 73 |
| Trallwng | £154k | 22% | 79 | 16% | 72% | 5% | 1.2 km | 64% | 81 |
| Trealaw | £123k | 26% | 47 | 19% | 68% | 4% | 349 m | 93% | 83 |
| Treforest | £135k | 18% | 70 | 52% | 38% | 8% | 428 m | 69% | 122 |
| Treherbert | £108k | 50% | 13 | 17% | 65% | 6% | 584 m | 80% | 82 |
| Treorchy | £133k | 29% | 31 | 18% | 73% | 3% | 500 m | 92% | 87 |
| Tylorstown and Ynyshir | £100k | 46% | 19 | 19% | 58% | 7% | 1.8 km | 26% | 93 |
| Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf | £165k | 5% | 37 | 20% | 38% | 19% | 1.5 km | 90% | 113 |
| Ynysybwl | £138k | 38% | 17 | 18% | 73% | 5% | 2.2 km | 0% | 57 |
| Ystrad | £120k | 32% | 31 | 18% | 64% | 7% | 504 m | 94% | 99 |
Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk
Prices.
Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The latest quarter is still being registered.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026
Safety.
Police recorded 20,779 crimes and incidents in Rhondda Cynon Taf in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 87 per 1,000 residents.
Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, South Wales Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Road safety.
Injury collisions reported to the police in Rhondda Cynon Taf each year, 2021–2025: 161 of them with a serious or fatal injury.
Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Food hygiene.
Food businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf with a published hygiene rating.
Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)
Broadband.
Share of homes in Rhondda Cynon Taf that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright
Deprivation, in context.
20 of Rhondda Cynon Taf's 153 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of Wales on the 2025 index.
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 ranks 1,917 small areas in Wales from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). It is ranked within Wales only and cannot be compared with the English index. It describes areas, not every household in them.
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Welsh Government
Wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.