Electoral wardW05001116
Ystrad ward, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Ystrad is one of 46 electoral wards of Rhondda Cynon Taf (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,075 residents in 2,271 households — 733 people per km², the 26th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Rhondda and Ogmore constituency.
Residents, 20215,075council ward average 5,166
Households2,2712.23 residents per household
Density733/ km²about 6.92 km² · Rhondda Cynon Taf 560
Aged 65+20.4%Rhondda Cynon Taf: 19.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 250
5–96.0% · 305
10–157.2% · 363
16–194.2% · 215
20–245.8% · 296
25–3413.9% · 704
35–4917.5% · 889
50–6420.1% · 1,018
65–7411.7% · 592
75–846.6% · 335
85+2.1% · 106
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van27.4% · 621
1 car or van42.4% · 962
2 cars or vans22.7% · 514
3 or more7.6% · 172
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Rhondda Cynon Taf overall: 68.3% owned, 13.7% social rented, 17.7% private rented.
Owned outright38.1% · 864
With mortgage26.3% · 597
Shared ownership0.3% · 7
Social rented13.4% · 304
Private rented21.8% · 494
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house7.4% · 168
Semi-detached house11.9% · 271
Terraced house73.0% · 1,656
Purpose-built flat6.6% · 150
Converted house0.4% · 8
Other conversion0.2% · 5
Above shop / office0.5% · 12
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001116- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Constituency
- Rhondda and Ogmore
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 21 of 46
Communities in the ward
Ystrad
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% owned5,671TTonypandy19.9% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned3,560TTonyrefail 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% owned7,648
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.