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Over-65s are only 15% of the population. Some 3,747 people live in this town, in Mid Glamorgan, Wales.
Strong in places, weak in others. Where it falls short is walkability: 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Llanharry’s overall grade is C+, better than 44% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #3 of 32 in Mid Glamorgan. Jobs & income is weaker too (C+) — households earn a mean £56,341 a year, and 2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Homes sell for a median £220,000, about 5.2 years of what households in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area earn. Hazard risk is low (A). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age).
This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
The 2 things Llanharry does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llanharry is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 2 buildings inside Llanharry’s built-up area.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llanharry.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4% of the total, lower than both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (47%) and Wales’s towns (27%). Of Llanharry’s land, 1% lies in conservation areas, above both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (0%) and Wales’s towns (0%).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
They are listed below. Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 801 pupils in Llanharry. All of them are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanhari Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 154 | – |
| Ysgol LlanhariLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 647 | – |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 4% of its commuters stay in Llanharry for work. 30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (35%) and Wales’s towns (41%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.2%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the census, 6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Just over four fifths of Llanharry’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Seeing a GP means leaving Llanharry: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Llanharry | Mid Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy.
There were 4.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Mid Glamorgan’s towns (9.5) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 154 recorded crimes inside Llanharry’s built-up area, and 21 reports of anti-social behaviour. Per 1,000 residents, 23.7 violent crimes are recorded each year. Of all the crimes, 59% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Social housing holds 21% of households, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (15%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. The median sale, £220,000, comes from 134 standard sales inside Llanharry’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £754 a month across the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £330,000 | 34 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 62 |
| Terraced | £185,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, lower than both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (20%) and Wales’s towns (21%). What’s more, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 9.2% of residents. At 37.7, the median resident of Llanharry sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llanharry | Mid Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.7% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Mid Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llanharry. Best known first.
CastleLlantrisant Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleHensol Castle3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumThe Royal Mint Experience4.7 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanharry | 3,747 | — | C+ | C+ | B | C+ |
| Pontyclun | 5,801 | 1.9 | B | C− | B+ | B− |
| Llanharan and Brynna | 8,106 | 2 | C− | C | B− | C |
| Talbot Green | 3,291 | 2.2 | D | C | D | C |
| Llantrisant | 4,196 | 2.8 | C− | C+ | D | C |
| Pencoed | 9,119 | 3.5 | C | B− | C+ | C− |
| Cowbridge | 3,649 | 3.7 | A− | D | A− | A |
| Beddau | 7,356 | 4.2 | C− | B | C+ | D |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £220,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £185,000, semi-detached houses £215,000 and detached houses £330,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Llanharry is a built-up area of 3,747 people, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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