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Mountain Ash

Middle area

North east Rhondda Cynon Taf. 7,531 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Mountain Ash’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£131,250
267th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,249
4,619th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Mountain Ash compares

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Median sale price31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from £90,000 to £275,000. The middle area is £140,000. Mountain Ash is £131,250.
£131,25010th lowest
Population31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Population: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 5,300 to 11,459. The middle area is 7,462. Mountain Ash is 7,249.
7,24915th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 0.1% to 98.7%. The middle area is 91.4%. Mountain Ash is 91.8%.
91.8%15th highest
Claimant rate31 middle areas, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Rhondda Cynon Taf31 areas from 1.1% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.2%. Mountain Ash is 4.1%.
4.1%5th highest

Figures for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf

These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Mountain Ash alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf

Average house price
£164,192
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,837
56th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.7×
34th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.3years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Mountain Ash in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mountain Ash was £131,250 in 2025.

Mountain Ash had 7,249 usual residents at the census.

In Mountain Ash, 91.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mountain Ash, 4.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.