Find a councilTheCouncil Chronicleevery local authority in the United Kingdom
Advertise
Council Chronicle
  1. Home
  2. Councils
  3. Rhondda Cynon Taf
  4. Wards
  5. Pen-y-waun
Electoral wardW05001096

Pen-y-waun ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pen-y-waun is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,974 residents in 1,250 households — 798 people per km², the 38th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency.

Residents, 20212,974council ward average 5,166
Households1,2502.38 residents per household
Density798/ km²about 3.72 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+18.4%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 23.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 172
5–97.8% · 231
10–1510.2% · 303
16–195.4% · 162
20–244.6% · 138
25–3412.9% · 384
35–4916.2% · 482
50–6418.6% · 554
65–7411.5% · 341
75–845.4% · 162
85+1.5% · 45

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van39.6% · 495
1 car or van38.0% · 475
2 cars or vans16.4% · 205
3 or more6.0% · 75
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright28.8% · 360
With mortgage14.7% · 184
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented44.0% · 550
Private rented11.6% · 145
Lives rent free0.6% · 8

Type of home

Detached house6.3% · 79
Semi-detached house63.2% · 791
Terraced house19.8% · 248
Purpose-built flat7.4% · 93
Converted house0.4% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 3
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Caravan, mobile2.0% · 25
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001096
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
20 of 46

Communities in the ward

Pen-y-waun

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberaman19.1% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned10,012AAberdare East19.3% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned6,869AAberdare West and Llwydcoed22.7% aged 65+ · 74.2% owned9,642CCwmbach20.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned5,112HHirwaun, Penderyn and Rhigos24.1% aged 65+ · 72.4% owned6,204MMountain Ash20.8% aged 65+ · 66.4% owned7,249

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.