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Electoral wardW05001102Canol Rhydfelen

Rhydfelen Central ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhydfelen Central is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,732 residents in 1,241 households — 5,056 people per km², the 44th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pontypridd constituency.

Residents, 20212,732council ward average 5,166
Households1,2412.2 residents per household
Density5,056/ km²about 0.54 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+19.2%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 18.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–47.1% · 193
5–95.6% · 154
10–155.7% · 156
16–193.4% · 94
20–245.8% · 159
25–3416.1% · 441
35–4919.0% · 520
50–6418.0% · 491
65–7411.2% · 307
75–845.7% · 157
85+2.2% · 61

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.9% · 334
1 car or van41.3% · 513
2 cars or vans24.2% · 300
3 or more7.6% · 94
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.8% · 370
With mortgage30.9% · 383
Shared ownership0.2% · 3
Social rented24.1% · 299
Private rented14.7% · 182
Lives rent free0.3% · 4

Type of home

Detached house7.3% · 91
Semi-detached house45.5% · 565
Terraced house27.7% · 344
Purpose-built flat17.9% · 222
Converted house0.8% · 10
Other conversion0.2% · 2
Above shop / office0.6% · 7
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001102
Constituency
Pontypridd
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Canol Rhydfelen
Density rank in council
1 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% owned6,953HHawthorn 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% owned5,751

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.