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Electoral wardW05001086Y Ddraenen-wen a Rhydfelen Isaf

Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,306 residents in 1,055 households — 558 people per km², the 45th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pontypridd constituency.

Residents, 20212,306council ward average 5,166
Households1,0552.19 residents per household
Density558/ km²about 4.13 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+23.7%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 16.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.4% · 125
5–95.3% · 122
10–155.6% · 129
16–192.9% · 68
20–245.2% · 120
25–3414.1% · 326
35–4917.4% · 401
50–6420.3% · 468
65–7413.2% · 305
75–847.6% · 176
85+2.9% · 66

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van19.1% · 201
1 car or van45.1% · 476
2 cars or vans28.1% · 296
3 or more7.8% · 82
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.6% · 428
With mortgage32.9% · 347
Shared ownership0.4% · 4
Social rented11.8% · 124
Private rented14.2% · 150
Lives rent free0.2% · 2

Type of home

Detached house15.7% · 166
Semi-detached house30.4% · 320
Terraced house36.3% · 383
Purpose-built flat15.7% · 165
Converted house1.2% · 13
Above shop / office0.6% · 6
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001086
Constituency
Pontypridd
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Y Ddraenen-wen a Rhydfelen Isaf
Density rank in council
35 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% owned2,915GGraig and Pontypridd West18.6% aged 65+ · 69.0% owned6,953LLlanharry14.8% 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.