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The average house price in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £176,631 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices rose 4.4%.

Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan

Rhondda Cynon Taf

£176,631

Average price, last 12 months

+4.4% in a year
OCT 2016£122kSEPT 2026£177k

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What can I buy with my budget in Rhondda Cynon Taf?

With £180,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

£180,000

Rhondda Cynon Taf

  • Flats

    £110,948

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £131,376

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £199,955

    £20k short

  • Detached

    £343,160

    £163k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Rhondda Cynon Taf?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Rhondda Cynon Taf costs £884 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £884

    a month

    Average price
    £176,631
    Deposit
    £17,663
    Mortgage
    £158,968
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £35,326

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £343,160

Semi-detached

  • £199,955

Terraced

  • £131,376

Flats

  • £110,948

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Rhondda Cynon Taf

Mostly terraced houses

14%
23%
61%

How much do prices vary within Rhondda Cynon Taf?

In Rhondda Cynon Taf the priciest area costs 3.7× the cheapest.

Rhondda Cynon Taf39 areas

Cheapest: Tylorstown, £93,127. Priciest: Pont-y-Clun, £348,942.

Tylorstown: £93,127Maerdy: £97,304Ferndale: £104,085Treherbert: £105,724Penrhiwceiber: £109,708Cwm Clydach: £110,228Ynyshir: £115,786Llwyn-y-pia: £116,325Trealaw: £119,951Aberaman South: £125,058Pen-y-graig: £125,128Treorchy: £126,160Pen-y-Waun: £127,749Pentre: £129,540Rhigos: £130,088Ystrad: £133,687Abercynon: £134,400Porth: £137,198Cymmer: £138,736Tonypandy: £138,987Trehafod: £139,791Aberdare East: £141,281Mountain Ash West: £149,009Aberaman North: £149,649Gilfach Goch: £152,347Mountain Ash East: £152,487Ynysybwl and Coed-y-cwm: £162,136Pontypridd: £169,736Aberdare West: £176,051Tonyrefail: £193,434Cwmbach: £217,666Llantrisant: £233,133Hirwaun: £240,737Taffs Well: £241,139Llanharry: £242,082Llanharan: £273,481Llantwit Fardre: £282,440Llwydcoed: £288,437Pont-y-Clun: £348,942
  • Rhondda Cynon Taf average, £176,631

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Rhondda Cynon Taf?

Rhondda Cynon Taf has 52 public parks among 744 green space sites. Green space covers 2.0% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 58% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    2.0%

    of the land is green space
    35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    52 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Rhondda Cynon Taf?

Rhondda Cynon Taf has about 4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 1,451 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Rhondda Cynon Taf
4 people per football pitch of land · 1,451 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Rhondda Cynon Taf?

Prices in Rhondda Cynon Taf were down on a year earlier in 20 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now up 4.4% on a year earlier.

Rhondda Cynon Taf20 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £176,631

Change over 1 year

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    +£7,519

Change over ~10 years

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    +£54,657

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    2,930

Number of postcodes

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    7,227

Households (Census 2021)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    103,314

Household density

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    631 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    237,665

Population density

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    1,451 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    35 m² per resident · more than 58% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    2.0%

Public parks

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    52

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    77 per 1,000 · Very High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    +0.9%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    11 per 1,000

Background NO₂ (µg/m³)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    6.3 µg/m³ · Low

Background PM2.5 (µg/m³)

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    6.2 µg/m³ · Low

Listed buildings

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    373

Listed buildings per 1,000 homes

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    3.6 per 1,000 homes · fewer 79% of areas

Homes in a conservation area

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    No council data

Peak month

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    AUG 2026 · £211,209

Most common price band

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £100k – £150k · 27.8%

Detached average

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £343,160

Semi-detached average

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £199,955

Terraced average

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £131,376

Flats average

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    £110,948

Detached share of sales

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    13.9%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    22.5%

Terraced share of sales

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    61.5%

Flats share of sales

  • Rhondda Cynon Taf

    Cymru Wales / Mid Glamorgan / Rhondda Cynon Taf

    2.2%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk. Listed buildings and conservation areas from Historic England, planning.data.gov.uk and Cadw; "No council data" means the council has not published its conservation area boundaries. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Designated Historic Asset GIS Data, The Welsh Historic Environment Service (Cadw), licensed under the Open Government Licence.

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