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Rhydfelen Central

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South east Rhondda Cynon Taf. About 2,811 people in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Rhydfelen Central, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
2,728
848th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
63.8%
2,909th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Rhydfelen Central compares

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Rhydfelen CentralMiddle
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. Rhydfelen Central is 2,728.
2,7283rd lowest
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%. Rhydfelen Central is 96.0%.
96.0%joint 10th 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%. Rhydfelen Central is 3.7%.
3.7%joint 16th 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%. Rhydfelen Central is 63.8%.
63.8%joint 12th highest

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 Rhydfelen Central 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
Rhydfelen Central in brief

Rhydfelen Central had 2,728 usual residents at the census.

In Rhydfelen Central, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Rhydfelen Central, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

63.8% of residents in Rhydfelen Central were aged 15 to 64 at the census.