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Area guide · Wales
Rhondda Cynon Taf
How Rhondda Cynon Taf compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (241,015 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.
Gigabit broadband
81.4%
248th fastest of 318
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£164,192
18th most affordable of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+4.7%
52nd fastest rising of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.2 µg/m³
25th cleanest of 318
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
76.5 per 1,000
Shared figure for the Cwm Taf partnership, so not ranked on its own.
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
Wales measures deprivation on its own index (WIMD), which cannot be ranked against England.
Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.
Check a street in Rhondda Cynon Taf
These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.