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Pen-y-graig

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South west Rhondda Cynon Taf. About 5,334 people in 4.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Pen-y-graig, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,345
3,029th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.5%
3,121st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pen-y-graig compares

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

Pen-y-graigMiddle
Population46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Population: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 2,013 to 10,012. The middle area is 5,236. Pen-y-graig is 5,345.
5,34522nd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 0.0% to 99.0%. The middle area is 90.8%. Pen-y-graig is 94.4%.
94.4%13th highest
Claimant rate46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 0.9% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Pen-y-graig is 4.3%.
4.3%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6446 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 53.0% to 80.5%. The middle area is 63.0%. Pen-y-graig is 63.5%.
63.5%joint 19th highest

Figures for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf

These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each ward, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Pen-y-graig alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf

Average house price
£164,192
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,837
56th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
34th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.3years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Pen-y-graig in brief

Pen-y-graig had 5,345 usual residents at the census.

In Pen-y-graig, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pen-y-graig, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.5% of residents in Pen-y-graig were aged 15 to 64 at the census.