Social housing in Rhondda Cynon Taf
13.7% of households in Rhondda Cynon Taf are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is below the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Rhondda Cynon Taf ranks 219th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 103,342 households, 14,175 are social homes (13.7%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Rhondda Cynon Taf compare with the UK average?
At -3.8 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Rhondda Cynon Taf sits below the national level.
Rhondda Cynon Taf at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Rhondda Cynon Taf has 111 schools — 111 state-funded.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Rhondda Cynon Taf sits in decile 4 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 28% of its 146 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,684 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).