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Pontypridd West

Middle area

South east Rhondda Cynon Taf. 10,380 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 Pontypridd West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£169,000
796th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,919
1,213th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Pontypridd West 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. Pontypridd West is £169,000.
£169,00011th highest
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. Pontypridd West is 9,919.
9,9195th highest
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%. Pontypridd West is 67.6%.
67.6%5th lowest
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%. Pontypridd West is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 10th lowest

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 Pontypridd West 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
Pontypridd West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Pontypridd West was £169,000 in 2025.

Pontypridd West had 9,919 usual residents at the census.

In Pontypridd West, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Pontypridd West, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.