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Electoral wardW05001085Y Graig a Gorllewin Pontypridd

Graig and Pontypridd West ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Graig and Pontypridd West is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,953 residents in 3,107 households — 569 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pontypridd constituency.

Residents, 20216,953council ward average 5,166
Households3,1072.24 residents per household
Density569/ km²about 12.23 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+18.6%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 16.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.0% · 346
5–95.1% · 353
10–156.3% · 439
16–194.1% · 286
20–246.6% · 462
25–3415.1% · 1,047
35–4918.9% · 1,313
50–6420.4% · 1,416
65–749.7% · 676
75–845.8% · 401
85+3.1% · 215

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.3% · 724
1 car or van44.4% · 1,381
2 cars or vans24.6% · 765
3 or more7.6% · 237
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright38.7% · 1,202
With mortgage30.4% · 943
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented8.5% · 265
Private rented22.2% · 689
Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house13.1% · 407
Semi-detached house17.8% · 552
Terraced house60.3% · 1,875
Purpose-built flat6.6% · 206
Converted house0.8% · 26
Other conversion1.0% · 32
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001085
Constituency
Pontypridd
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Y Graig a Gorllewin Pontypridd
Density rank in council
33 of 46

Communities in the ward

Pontypridd Town

Other wards in the same constituency

AAbercynon17.2% aged 65+ · 66.5% owned6,375BBeddau 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% owned2,915HHawthorn 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.