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Electoral wardW05001114Rhydfelen Uchaf a Glyn-taf

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 3,614 residents in 1,546 households — 1,014 people per km², the 30th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Pontypridd constituency.

Residents, 20213,614council ward average 5,166
Households1,5462.34 residents per household
Density1,014/ km²about 3.56 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+15.4%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 21.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 188
5–97.1% · 258
10–159.1% · 329
16–196.5% · 236
20–246.4% · 230
25–3412.9% · 468
35–4919.3% · 696
50–6418.0% · 651
65–749.5% · 342
75–844.7% · 170
85+1.3% · 46

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van38.7% · 598
1 car or van37.1% · 573
2 cars or vans18.2% · 282
3 or more6.0% · 93
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright19.9% · 307
With mortgage17.9% · 277
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented53.6% · 829
Private rented8.3% · 128
Lives rent free0.3% · 4

Type of home

Detached house7.1% · 109
Semi-detached house39.7% · 613
Terraced house33.1% · 512
Purpose-built flat19.2% · 297
Converted house0.5% · 8
Above shop / office0.1% · 2
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001114
Constituency
Pontypridd
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Rhydfelen Uchaf a Glyn-taf
Density rank in council
16 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.