Pontypridd Town Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 021D


In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 1,202 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: 62% Better than 62% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
12% Complete (very good)

Income Deprivation: 68% Better than 68% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
18% Complete (very good)

Employment: 45% Better than 45% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
-5% Complete (very good)

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

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

Education: 74% Better than 74% of areas in Wales

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

Barriers to Services: 94% Better than 94% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
44% Complete (very good)

Housing: 80% Better than 80% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
40% Complete (good)
30% Complete (very good)

Living Environment: 37% Better than 37% of areas in Wales

10% Complete (poor)
27% Complete (good)
0% Complete (very good)

Community Safety: 4% Better than 4% of areas in Wales

4% Complete (poor)
0% Complete (good)
0% 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