Penydarren
WardNorth Merthyr Tydfil. About 5,189 people in 1.1 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Penydarren, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Penydarren compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
PenydarrenMiddle
Population11 wards, Merthyr Tydfil · 2021
5,2796th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage11 wards, Merthyr Tydfil · Jan 2026
96.7%highest
Claimant rate11 wards, Merthyr Tydfil · Aug 2026
3.6%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6411 wards, Merthyr Tydfil · 2021
62.8%5th lowest
Figures for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil
These figures are published for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, not for each ward, so they describe all of Merthyr Tydfil and not Penydarren alone. See Merthyr Tydfil
Penydarren in brief
Penydarren had 5,279 usual residents at the census.
In Penydarren, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Penydarren, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
62.8% of residents in Penydarren were aged 15 to 64 at the census.