CF44
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Aberdare, Hirwaun and Cwmbach, 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 CF44 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CF44, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CF44 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF44 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF44 at a rate of 95.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across CF.
In August 2026 alone, 367 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF44.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,818), other crime (795) and anti-social behaviour (595).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF44 was 103.2 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 CF44, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF44 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF44
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001A | 1,731 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001B | 1,360 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001C | 1,301 | 127.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001D | 1,420 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 68.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001E | 1,554 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.7% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 001F | 1,812 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 002A | 1,749 | 180.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 67.1% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 002B | 1,933 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.7% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 002C | 1,556 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 002D | 1,529 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 003A | 1,409 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 003B | 1,914 | 301.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.4% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 003C | 1,813 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 003D | 1,414 | 115.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 003E | 1,399 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.4% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 004A | 1,797 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 004B | 1,388 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 004C | 2,538 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 004D | 1,186 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005A | 2,389 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005B | 1,350 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005C | 1,413 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005D | 1,420 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005E | 1,508 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 005F | 1,932 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |
MPs for CF44
- Gerald JonesLabourMP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare99% of CF44’s postcodes
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe0.6% of CF44’s postcodes
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 CF445
Postcode sectors in CF446
Council1
Towns in CF441
Postcode districts next to CF449
More in the CF postcode area2
CF44 in brief
CF44 is a postcode district covering Aberdare, Hirwaun and Cwmbach, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
About 41,768 people lived in CF44 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £156,750 in 2025 across 523 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 95.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF44 was £156,750 in 2025.
CF44 had 41,027 usual residents at the census.
In CF44, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CF44, 3.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.