Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Pen-y-waun at a glance
- House prices
- £125,000
- Lower prices2nd percentile
- Schools
- 20th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 23rd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 101.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak24th percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Pen-y-waun a good place to live?
Pen-y-waun may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance 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
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Pen-y-waun
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 101.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 24th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
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 Pen-y-waun
House prices
- Median sale price
- £125,000
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 15 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 Pen-y-waun
Schools
20th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Pen-y-waun
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 Pen-y-waun
Transport
23rd 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 Pen-y-waun a good place to live?
Pen-y-waun may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and school performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Pen-y-waun safe?
Pen-y-waun ranks in the 24th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Pen-y-waun?
The median sale price was £125,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 2nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Pen-y-waun?
Schools rank in the 20th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Pen-y-waun?
Nearby public profiles include Porth in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf and Treorchy in Rhondda Cynon Taf - Rhondda Cynon Taf.
