Pontypridd Town Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 021C


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,605 out of 1,909 in Wales, where 1 was the most deprived and 1,909 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; health; education, barriers to services; housing; living environment; and community safety.

Overall: 84% Better than 84% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
34% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 74% Better than 74% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
24% Complete (very good)

Employment: 60% Better than 60% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
10% Complete (very good)

Health: 75% Better than 75% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
25% Complete (very good)

Education: 65% Better than 65% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
15% Complete (very good)

Barriers to Services: 90% Better than 90% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
40% Complete (very good)

Housing: 84% Better than 84% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
34% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 53% Better than 53% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
3% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 83% Better than 83% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
33% Complete (very good)

Full details of the Index of Deprivation are available from the Wales Government Website: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) 2014.



  • Deprivation Index last published: 2015 (England), 2014 (Wales), 2012 (Scotland)
  • Census last published for 2011
  • School league tables published annually
  • House prices published quaterly