Mountain Ash
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Mountain Ash at a glance
- House prices
- £150,000
- Lower prices6th percentile
- Schools
- 1st percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 52nd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 97.2 per 1,000 residents
- Weak26th percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Mountain Ash a good place to live?
Mountain Ash may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Mountain Ash
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 97.2 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Mountain Ash
House prices
- Median sale price
- £150,000
- Percentile
- 6th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 58 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Mountain Ash
Schools
1st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Mountain Ash
Flood risk
Data not available in this public guide
We cannot draw a conclusion about flood risk from the available figures.
About missing dataTransport in Mountain Ash
Transport
52nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Mountain Ash a good place to live?
Mountain Ash may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Mountain Ash safe?
Mountain Ash ranks in the 26th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Mountain Ash?
The median sale price was £150,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 6th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Mountain Ash?
Schools rank in the 1st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Mountain Ash?
Nearby public profiles include Cilfynydd in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf and Pentre in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf.
