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CF43

Postcode district

Postcode district covering Ferndale, Maerdy and Tylorstown, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF43 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In CF43, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£94,000
8th cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,426
807th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
32.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How CF43 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

CF43Middle
Median sale price35 postcode districts, CF · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in CF35 areas from £94,000 to £475,000. The middle area is £200,000. CF43 is £94,000.
£94,000cheapest
Population35 postcode districts, CF · 2021
Population: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 9,323 to 77,530. The middle area is 21,836. CF43 is 11,426.
11,4264th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 32.2% to 97.8%. The middle area is 92.1%. CF43 is 32.2%.
32.2%lowest
Claimant rate35 postcode districts, CF · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in CF35 areas from 1.9% to 5.5%. The middle area is 3.5%. CF43 is 4.0%.
4.0%joint 9th highest

Is CF43 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF43 at a rate of 90.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across CF.

In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF43.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (481), other crime (217) and anti-social behaviour (119).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF43 was 100.7 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in CF43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF43 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

Neighbourhoods in CF43

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A1,29085.5 per 1,000613.2%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 009B1,28033.2 per 1,00044.8%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 009C1,769112.6 per 1,00014.8%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 009D1,356114.0 per 1,000136.5%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 013A1,44959.5 per 1,00047.9%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 013B1,222132.7 per 1,000148.7%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 013C1,78287.2 per 1,000293.2%
Rhondda Cynon Taf 013D1,27596.0 per 1,000143.4%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in CF432

Postcode sectors in CF433

Council1

Postcode districts next to CF436

Nearest rail stations4

More in the CF postcode area2

CF43 in brief

CF43 is a postcode district covering Ferndale, Maerdy and Tylorstown, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

About 11,450 people lived in CF43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £94,000 in 2025 across 137 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 90.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in CF43 was £94,000 in 2025.

CF43 had 11,426 usual residents at the census.

In CF43, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In CF43, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.