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Electoral wardW05001105

Tonypandy ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Tonypandy is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,560 residents in 1,579 households — 1,064 people per km², the 31st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency.

Residents, 20213,560council ward average 5,166
Households1,5792.25 residents per household
Density1,064/ km²about 3.34 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+19.9%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 17.8%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.6% · 164
5–96.3% · 224
10–156.9% · 247
16–194.3% · 154
20–247.4% · 263
25–3412.9% · 459
35–4918.7% · 665
50–6419.0% · 676
65–7410.5% · 373
75–847.2% · 258
85+2.1% · 76

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van25.6% · 404
1 car or van41.4% · 654
2 cars or vans23.9% · 378
3 or more9.1% · 143
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright39.3% · 620
With mortgage30.0% · 474
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented7.1% · 112
Private rented23.4% · 369
Lives rent free0.1% · 2

Type of home

Detached house8.1% · 128
Semi-detached house8.2% · 130
Terraced house75.0% · 1,185
Purpose-built flat5.6% · 89
Converted house0.5% · 8
Other conversion0.3% · 4
Above shop / office2.2% · 35
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001105
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Nation
Wales
Density rank in council
13 of 46

Communities in the ward

Tonypandy

Other wards in the same constituency

CCwm Clydach19.2% aged 65+ · 64.0% owned2,777CCymer19.6% aged 65+ · 63.8% owned5,743FFerndale and Maerdy22.6% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned7,144GGilfach-goch19.0% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned3,338LLlwyn-y-pia20.6% aged 65+ · 67.8% owned3,409PPen-y-graig19.6% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned5,347PPentre20.0% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned5,300PPorth20.5% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned5,671TTonyrefail East21.1% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned6,053TTonyrefail West16.4% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned6,837TTrealaw19.5% aged 65+ · 67.7% owned3,556TTreherbert22.1% aged 65+ · 65.2% owned5,705TTreorchy21.7% aged 65+ · 72.5% owned7,648TTylorstown and Ynyshir18.3% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned7,530

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.