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Tonypandy East

Middle area

South west Rhondda Cynon Taf. 8,224 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Tonypandy East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£126,500
Joint 205th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,197
Joint 3,213th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Tonypandy East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tonypandy East at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences346
Other crime128
Anti-social behaviour68
Criminal damage and arson45
Shoplifting42
Drug offences30
Vehicle crime26
Burglary10
Theft from the person5
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Tonypandy East compares

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Median sale price31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from £90,000 to £275,000. The middle area is £140,000. Tonypandy East is £126,500.
£126,5007th cheapest
Population31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 5,300 to 11,459. The middle area is 7,462. Tonypandy East is 8,197.
8,19711th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Tonypandy East is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 0.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 91.4%. Tonypandy East is 95.6%.
95.6%4th highest

Is Tonypandy East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tonypandy East at a rate of 85.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.

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

In August 2026 alone, 71 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tonypandy East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (128) and anti-social behaviour (68).

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 middle area, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Tonypandy East 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
Tonypandy East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Tonypandy East was £126,500 in 2025.

Tonypandy East had 8,197 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Tonypandy East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Tonypandy East, 95.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.