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Pentre

Middle area

West Rhondda Cynon Taf. 5,280 people in 5.8 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 Pentre’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£127,000
208th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,300
2,068th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pentre compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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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. Pentre is £127,000.
£127,0008th 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. Pentre is 5,300.
5,300lowest
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%. Pentre is 94.3%.
94.3%7th 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%. Pentre is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 7th 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 Pentre 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
Pentre in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pentre was £127,000 in 2025.

Pentre had 5,300 usual residents at the census.

In Pentre, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pentre, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.