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West Rhondda Cynon Taf. About 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

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

Population
5,301
2,993rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.0%
4,012th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Pentre compares

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

PentreMiddle
Population46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Population: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 2,013 to 10,012. The middle area is 5,236. Pentre is 5,301.
5,30123rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 0.0% to 99.0%. The middle area is 90.8%. Pentre is 94.3%.
94.3%14th highest
Claimant rate46 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 0.9% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.2%. Pentre is 4.0%.
4.0%11th highest
Aged 15 to 6446 wards, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Rhondda Cynon Taf46 areas from 53.0% to 80.5%. The middle area is 63.0%. Pentre is 62.0%.
62.0%joint 13th lowest

Figures for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf

These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each ward, 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

Pentre had 5,301 usual residents at the census.

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

In Pentre, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.0% of residents in Pentre were aged 15 to 64 at the census.