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Electoral wardW05001072

Abercynon ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Abercynon is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,375 residents in 2,750 households — 696 people per km², the 14th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pontypridd constituency.

Residents, 20216,375council ward average 5,166
Households2,7502.32 residents per household
Density696/ km²about 9.16 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+17.2%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 19.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.9% · 377
5–96.4% · 407
10–157.6% · 482
16–194.8% · 306
20–245.7% · 361
25–3414.1% · 900
35–4917.9% · 1,143
50–6420.4% · 1,302
65–7410.5% · 670
75–845.3% · 336
85+1.5% · 94

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.9% · 629
1 car or van45.1% · 1,239
2 cars or vans24.1% · 662
3 or more8.0% · 220
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Rhondda Cynon Taf overall: 68.3% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.

Owned outright37.4% · 1,028
With mortgage29.1% · 800
Social rented14.3% · 394
Private rented19.1% · 525
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house11.1% · 304
Semi-detached house24.3% · 667
Terraced house58.0% · 1,595
Purpose-built flat4.4% · 122
Converted house0.9% · 25
Other conversion0.3% · 7
Above shop / office1.1% · 29
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001072
Constituency
Pontypridd
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
26 of 46

Communities in the ward

Abercynon

Other wards in the same constituency

BBeddau and Tyn-y-nant17.7% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned7,503BBrynna and Llanharan15.8% aged 65+ · 74.3% owned9,216CChurch Village15.4% aged 65+ · 77.4% owned6,895CCilfynydd15.5% aged 65+ · 73.1% owned2,939CCymer19.6% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned5,743GGlyn-coch16.0% aged 65+ · 56.2% owned2,915GGraig and Pontypridd West18.6% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned6,953HHawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen23.7% aged 65+ · 73.5% owned2,306LLlanharry14.8% aged 65+ · 66.1% owned3,748LLlantrisant and Talbot Green25.0% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned6,771LLlantwit Fardre21.0% aged 65+ · 87.0% owned6,195MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249PPenrhiw-ceibr18.0% aged 65+ · 59.0% owned5,751PPontyclun West23.5% aged 65+ · 79.4% owned3,201

All 46 wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.