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Rhondda Cynon Taff
Local Authority · Wales · population ~242k
Affordable housing in Rhondda Cynon Taff comes at the cost of lower earnings, with median weekly pay at £665.50, ranking among the lowest in Wales. While the median house price is a relatively low 4.6 times annual pay, significantly below the Welsh median, rent consumes a substantial 25.8% of gross median earnings. Council tax is also slightly below the Welsh average, but recorded crime is higher than the median at 80.7 per 1,000 people. This location suits those prioritising lower property costs over higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Rhondda Cynon Taff ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,606/yr
Very low
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
House price
£160,000
Most affordable
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Rent
£744/mo
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,289/yr
Cheapest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Crime
80.7/1k
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Rhondda Cynon Taff, see the official Estyn site.
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