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Gilfach-goch · Rhondda Cynon Taf

Gilfach-goch: your neighbourhood

Gilfach-goch electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 14% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (9.5 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 33.8% here, compared with 25% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (8.8 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 33% here, compared with 24.2% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (8.8 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

19%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

633 out of 3,335.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

359 out of 3,338.

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People counted in the census

3,338

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,338 out of 3,338.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.3%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

546 out of 2,690.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

68.5%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

977 out of 1,427.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

482 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.6%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,203 out of 2,698.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.7%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,423 out of 2,698.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

288 out of 2,698.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

33%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

887 out of 2,690.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

202 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.6%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

583 out of 2,698.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

23%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

332 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach-goch

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

72 out of 2,698.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Gilfach-goch ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

200 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 236 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Gilfach-goch ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 14 mapped crimes in September 2024; 23 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Gilfach-goch
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024142
October 2024163
November 2024282
December 2024172
January 2025235
February 2025170
March 2025200
April 2025231
May 2025222
June 2025221
July 2025210
August 2025131
September 2025161
October 2025202
November 2025130
December 202572
January 202690
February 2026161
March 2026162
April 2026160
May 2026212
June 2026153
July 2026284
August 2026235
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gilfach-goch
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime121
public order20
criminal damage arson19
other theft8
shoplifting8
vehicle crime8
other crime7
theft from the person3
possession of weapons3
drugs2
burglary1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Rhondda Cynon Taf →