Council area · Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf: its 31 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Rhondda Cynon Taf as a whole, from official records, as of 3 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £87,750 in Tylorstown to £260,000 in Pont-y-clun & Llanharry.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
59%
The Royal Glamorgan Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (Wales 50.1%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Red calls (immediately life-threatening): ambulance response
10 min 24 s
Median, Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board, Sep 2026 (Wales 9 min 32 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
1.8%
2,046 homes from rivers and the sea in 2025; 11th of 22 councils in Wales.
Extra deaths in winter
20.8%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (Wales 21.1%).
Neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberaman | £120,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Abercynon | £130,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Aberdare East & Cwm-bach | £189,995 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Aberdare North & Llwydcoed | £140,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Aberdare West | £162,500 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Beddau & Tyn-y-nant | £185,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Bryn-cae & Llanharan | £227,500 | – | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Church Village East & Ton-teg | £245,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Church Village West | £249,950 | – | Among the most affluent | Clear signs |
| Ferndale & Maerdy | £93,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl | £130,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Hirwaun & Rhigos | £155,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Llantrisant & Talbot Green | £245,000 | – | Affluent | Some signs |
| Mountain Ash | £122,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Penrhiw-ceibr | £105,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Pentre | £125,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Pont-y-clun & Llanharry | £260,000 | £167,750 | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Pontypridd East & Cilfynydd | £145,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Pontypridd West | £150,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Porth East & Ynys-hir | £125,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Porth West | £121,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Taff's Well & Nantgarw | £218,750 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Tonypandy East | £120,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale | £112,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Tonyrefail East | £160,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Tonyrefail West | £160,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Trefforest | £155,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Treherbert | £105,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Treorchy | £124,998 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Tylorstown | £87,750 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Ystrad & Llwynypia | £121,350 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Rhondda Cynon Taf's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Royal Glamorgan Hospital | 164,792 residents (1.4 km from the nearest) | 59% in September 2026 | Wales 50.1% | 14.6% |
| Prince Charles Hospital Site | 72,863 residents (6.5 km from the nearest) | 53.7% in September 2026 | Wales 50.1% | 14.3% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Rhondda Cynon Taf is covered by Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board. Response times are published for the whole board or trust, not by council.
- Red calls (immediately life-threatening), latest 10 min 24 s (Cwm Taf Morgannwg health board, Sep 2026); Wales 9 min 32 s.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not published by practice or council for Wales.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to fires Not published as data for Wales (the Welsh Government says attendance times will follow on StatsWales).
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 2,046 (1.8% of the council's homes) in 2025, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 11th highest share of 22 councils in Wales.
- Homes at high or medium risk from surface water 10,429 in 2025 (Wales counts surface water separately; England publishes no such count by council).
All 22 councils, ranked
Natural Resources Wales's flood risk assessment, as published by the Welsh Government (StatsWales, properties at risk of flooding), Open Government Licence v3.0. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Fuel poverty Not published for Rhondda Cynon Taf: the Welsh Government's newest estimates (October 2024) are for Wales as a whole; its last estimates by council were for 2017–18.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 20.8% higher than in the rest of the year here (Wales 21.1%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 20.8% more deaths than in the rest of the year (Wales 30.9%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Rhondda Cynon Taf
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