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Electoral wardW05001082Glynrhedynog a'r Maerdy

Ferndale and Maerdy ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Ferndale and Maerdy is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 7,144 residents in 3,225 households — 496 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency.

Residents, 20217,144council ward average 5,166
Households3,2252.22 residents per household
Density496/ km²about 14.41 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+22.6%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.1% · 364
5–96.0% · 430
10–157.0% · 497
16–194.2% · 300
20–245.8% · 417
25–3412.2% · 871
35–4916.4% · 1,175
50–6420.6% · 1,474
65–7412.7% · 909
75–847.5% · 538
85+2.4% · 169

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van29.8% · 960
1 car or van42.4% · 1,369
2 cars or vans20.3% · 655
3 or more7.5% · 241
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright43.1% · 1,390
With mortgage20.5% · 662
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented14.9% · 482
Private rented21.2% · 683
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house4.2% · 137
Semi-detached house11.8% · 380
Terraced house76.7% · 2,475
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 184
Converted house0.8% · 26
Other conversion0.1% · 4
Above shop / office0.5% · 16
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001082
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Glynrhedynog a'r Maerdy
Density rank in council
39 of 46

Communities in the ward

FerndaleMaerdy

Other wards in the same constituency

CCwm Clydach19.2% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,777CCymer19.6% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned5,743GGilfach-goch19.0% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned3,338LLlwyn-y-pia20.6% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned3,409PPen-y-graig19.6% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,347PPentre20.0% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,300PPorth20.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,671TTonypandy19.9% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned3,560TTonyrefail East21.1% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned6,053TTonyrefail West16.4% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,837TTrealaw19.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned3,556TTreherbert22.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned5,705TTreorchy21.7% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,648TTylorstown and Ynyshir18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned7,530

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.