# CF43 4LG: area report for a postcode in Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF43 4LG is a postcode in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf. Open the map at CF43 4LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) › [CF43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf43) › [CF43 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf43-4)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A: 86 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **Ystrad Rhondda, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 510 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **Wales’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **£164,192 average price**: For the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **No gigabit broadband at CF43 4LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG
- **4.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Y.G.G. Llyn-y-Forwyn](https://openindex.co.uk/school/y-g-g-llyn-y-forwyn-w6742361) | Primary | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [DARRAN PARK PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darran-park-primary-w6742112) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penrhys Community Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penrhys-community-primary-w6742373) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [BODRINGALLT PRIMARY SCHOOL.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bodringallt-primary-school-w6742069) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL GYMRAEG BODRINGALLT](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-gymraeg-bodringallt-w6742356) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [TYLORSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tylorstown-primary-school-w6742264) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ysgol Hen Felin](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-hen-felin-w6747011) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Ferndale Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ferndale-community-school-w6744083) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2025 | £164,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| May 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE MAERDY FERNDALE MGP (440 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS FERNDALE PHARMACY (380 m)
- Dental practices: FERNDALE DENTAL SURGERY (440 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ferndale (420 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £164,192** (July 2026). Rhondda Cynon Taf’s average house price was £164,192 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,837** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rhondda Cynon Taf earned a median of £34,837 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 56th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.7×** (2025). A home in Rhondda Cynon Taf costs 4.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 34th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 241,015** (2025). Rhondda Cynon Taf’s population was an estimated 241,015 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.3% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £127,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A was £127,250 in 2025. Joint 1,188th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,290** (2021). Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A had 1,290 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,331st least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 13.2%** (January 2026). In Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A, 13.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 2.5%** (August 2026). In Rhondda Cynon Taf 009A, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £94,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF43 was £94,000 in 2025. 8th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 11,426** (2021). CF43 had 11,426 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 807th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in CF43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 32.2%** (January 2026). In CF43, 32.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf)
- Centre: 51.6584, -3.4503

Council: [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rhondda and Ogmore](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rhondda-and-ogmore): Chris Bryant (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.4503,51.6584,CF434LG

## How to cite

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