Electoral wardW05001098Dwyrain Pont-y-clun

Pontyclun East ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontyclun East is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,858 residents in 1,100 households — 537 people per km², the 42nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Cardiff West constituency.

Residents, 20212,858council ward average 5,166

Households1,1002.6 residents per household

Density537/ km²about 5.32 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560

Aged 65+17.5%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 22.0%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–43.6% · 104

5–96.8% · 194

10–1511.5% · 330

16–195.0% · 143

20–243.5% · 100

25–347.5% · 215

35–4923.6% · 676

50–6420.9% · 598

65–7411.3% · 322

75–845.0% · 143

85+1.3% · 36

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van4.2% · 46

1 car or van33.5% · 369

2 cars or vans45.1% · 496

3 or more17.2% · 189

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright40.5% · 446

With mortgage47.4% · 521

Social rented2.4% · 26

Private rented9.7% · 107

Type of home

Detached house68.3% · 752

Semi-detached house18.7% · 206

Terraced house12.2% · 134

Purpose-built flat0.1% · 1

Converted house0.1% · 1

Other conversion0.1% · 1

Above shop / office0.5% · 5

Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): W05001098
Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency: Cardiff West
Nation: Wales
Welsh name: Dwyrain Pont-y-clun
Density rank in council: 37 of 46

Communities in the ward

Pont-y-clun

Other wards in the same constituency

PPontyclun Central21.3% aged 65+ · 81.3% owned2,013 PPontyclun 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.