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Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B

Neighbourhood

South east Rhondda Cynon Taf. 1,320 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B is in decile 1.

Population
1,297
Joint 14,534th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.6%
Joint 22,073rd highest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Rhondda Cynon Taf 026BMiddle
Population153 neighbourhoods, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Rhondda Cynon Taf153 areas from 1,075 to 2,990. The middle area is 1,488. Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B is 1,297.
1,29725th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage153 neighbourhoods, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Rhondda Cynon Taf153 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 92.6%. Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B is 96.8%.
96.8%41st highest
Claimant rate152 neighbourhoods, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Rhondda Cynon Taf152 areas from 0.7% to 7.0%. The middle area is 3.3%. Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B is 4.7%.
4.7%joint 21st highest
Aged 15 to 64153 neighbourhoods, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Rhondda Cynon Taf153 areas from 50.7% to 87.7%. The middle area is 62.8%. Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B is 63.6%.
63.6%joint 55th highest

Is Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B at a rate of 140.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 121.3 per 1,000 people across Taff's Well & Nantgarw.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (75), other crime (44) and criminal damage and arson (20).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf

These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf

Average house price
£165,213
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,837
56th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
Joint 33rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
241,015
Down 0.3% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B in brief

Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B had 1,297 usual residents at the census.

In Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B, 4.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.6% of residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf 026B were aged 15 to 64 at the census.