Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s story
No listed buildings inside Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s built-up area
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Pont Rhyd-y-cyffMid Glamorgan
1,481 people call this village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales home.
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Photo: Chris Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,481
Census 2021 · Bridgend council
Median home
£170K
37 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.7
26% are 65+ · Mid Glamorgan 20%
Degree level
29%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pont Rhyd-y-cyff a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: homes sell for a median £170,000, about 3.8 times local household income. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: 8.7% in bad or very bad health, 22.8% disabled. Walkability is weaker too (D−): on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Jobs & income is weaker too (C−): the mean household earns £43,393 a year.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · commuting, Census 2021 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP. Pont Rhyd-y-cyff is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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.
What makes Pont Rhyd-y-cyff stand out
The 3 things Pont Rhyd-y-cyff does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
39% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
26% are 65 or over
Against 21% across Wales’s towns
How Pont Rhyd-y-cyff grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Pont Rhyd-y-cyff is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD−Open →Health8.7% in bad or very bad health, 23% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)DOpen →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC−Open →Hazard risk1.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaCOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB+Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsDOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 4.9 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsBOpen →Civic life0.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont Rhyd-y-cyff.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
Fewer commuters in Pont Rhyd-y-cyff work nearby than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 22% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims came to 2% of 16 to 64s in 2026, lower than both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (3.2%) and Wales’s towns (3%). Of the commuters living in Pont Rhyd-y-cyff, 1% work in the town itself. Each working resident is matched by 0.3 jobs here.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot3%
Bus2%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
19%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D−
Walkability: more walkable than 5% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
It is shown below. Its one primary school teaches 92 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llangynwyd Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 92 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Health
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s life expectancy trails 88% of UK towns
The nearest A&E to Pont Rhyd-y-cyff is Princess of Wales Hospital, 5.5 miles away. Self-reported good health: 75% of the town’s residents. The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
75%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | Mid Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 23% | 22% |
75.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
81.8
life expectancy at birth, women
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use 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’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy among them, do allow for age.
History
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff has fewer old homes than Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 21% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsDHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Pont Rhyd-y-cyff, fewer than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. Pont Rhyd-y-cyff has a median age of 47.7. Also worth knowing: 29% of adults hold a degree, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (28%) but below Wales’s towns (31%).
47.7median age
Pont Rhyd-y-cyffMid GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level29%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | Mid Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 24% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Mid Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B+
Few households rent privately in Pont Rhyd-y-cyff: 11%, fewer than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Owners make up 74% of households, above both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (68%) and Wales’s towns (65%). 37 standard sales inside Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £170,000. Private rents average £763 a month across the Bridgend council area.
£170Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff£170K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £380,750 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £164,000 | 20 |
| Terraced | £173,500 | 6 |
74%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
11%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£763
average private rent a month, Bridgend council area
£2,478
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff records less violent crime per resident than Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 20.3 per 1,000 a year
Police figures for Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s built-up area: 56 crimes and 4 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 46% of the total. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Pont Rhyd-y-cyff has more crime per resident than 65% of them.
20.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 35% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual26
Damage & arson7
Public order6
Vehicle crime5
Other theft4
Drugs3
Other crime3
Burglary1
Anti-social4
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.
20.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
56
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
15pages on Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
The big questions
SafetyB20.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £170K · rent £763 a monthHousing11 sold in 12 months · busiest street Parc Tyn Y WaunSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthDWork & commuteC−37% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsC1.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaestegBettwsPontycymerLlangeinorBlaengarwSarnCefn CribwrPont Rhyd-y-cyff
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | 1,481 | — | — | B+ | B | D |
| Maesteg | 18,342 | 1.9 | D | A− | C− | D− |
| Bettws | 2,237 | 2.2 | — | B+ | C− | D |
| Pontycymer | 2,421 | 2.7 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Llangeinor | 1,016 | 3 | — | B+ | B− | D |
| Blaengarw | 1,779 | 3.3 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Sarn | 11,867 | 3.6 | D | B | C | D |
| Cefn Cribwr | 1,379 | 3.8 | — | B | B+ | D |
Bettws, Pontycymer, Llangeinor, Blaengarw and Cefn Cribwr have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
Is Pont Rhyd-y-cyff expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £170,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £173,500, semi-detached houses £164,000 and detached houses £380,750.
Does Pont Rhyd-y-cyff flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on Natural Resources Wales’s flood risk service.
About Pont Rhyd-y-cyff
Village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Pont Rhyd-y-cyff is a built-up area of 1,481 people, in the Bridgend 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
- Population
- 1,481 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Bridgend
- County
- Mid Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000542
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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