# Tonypandy Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Tonypandy is a town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Median sale price £125,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 81.7 per 1,000 people. About 17,236 people. Town. Code W45000518. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) Tonypandy is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Tonypandy add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £125,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Tonypandy was £125,000 in 2025. Joint 10th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 17,209** (2021). Tonypandy had 17,209 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 595th least populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Tonypandy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.4%** (January 2026). In Tonypandy, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=W45000518) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Tonypandy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=W45000518) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 205 homes were sold in Tonypandy in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=W45000518) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Tonypandy. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=W45000518) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Tonypandy had 17,209 usual residents at the census. ## How Tonypandy compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Tonypandy | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £125,000 | 2nd cheapest | 76 towns, Wales · 2025 | | Population | 17,209 | 21st most populated | 76 towns, Wales · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 76 towns, Wales · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.4% | joint 33rd highest | 76 towns, Wales · Jan 2026 | ## Is Tonypandy safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tonypandy at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people. That compares with 96.7 per 1,000 people across Wales. In August 2026 alone, 129 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tonypandy. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (701), other crime (270) and anti-social behaviour (143). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Tonypandy was 83.0 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Tonypandy, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Tonypandy has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales. ## Neighbourhoods in Tonypandy | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001260) | 1,225 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.9% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001166) | 1,368 | 66.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001167) | 1,409 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001247) | 1,583 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.7% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001248) | 1,977 | 80.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.3% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001217) | 1,108 | 139.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001218) | 1,529 | 131.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 93.3% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001219) | 1,215 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.6% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001220) | 1,494 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001259) | 1,603 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 018F](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001261) | 1,245 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% | | [Rhondda Cynon Taf 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001253) | 1,447 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 88.5% | ## Your MP - [Rhondda and Ogmore](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rhondda-and-ogmore): Chris Bryant (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) ## Postcode districts covering Tonypandy [CF40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf40) ## Middle areas in Tonypandy [Tonypandy East](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/tonypandy-east), [Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/tonypandy-west-and-clydach-vale) ## Towns near Tonypandy [Rhondda](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rhondda), [Porth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/porth), [Tonyrefail](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonyrefail), [Treorchy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/treorchy), [Pontypridd](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontypridd), [Aberdare](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aberdare) ## Tonypandy in brief Tonypandy is a town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. About 17,236 people lived in Tonypandy in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £125,000 in 2025 across 205 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Tonypandy was £125,000 in 2025. Tonypandy had 17,209 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Tonypandy live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Tonypandy, 94.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: W45000518 - Constituency: [Rhondda and Ogmore †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rhondda-and-ogmore) - Council: [Rhondda Cynon Taf †](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) - Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) - Area: 3.34 km² - People, mid-2024: 17,236* - Neighbourhoods: 12 - Output areas: 58 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Rhondda](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rhondda), [Porth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/porth), [Tonyrefail](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonyrefail), [Treorchy](https://openindex.co.uk/town/treorchy), [Pontypridd](https://openindex.co.uk/town/pontypridd), [Aberdare](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aberdare) ## Latest updates for Tonypandy - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W45000518 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/tonypandy