# CF44

Postcode district covering Aberdare, Hirwaun and Cwmbach, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

CF44 is a postcode district covering Aberdare, Hirwaun and Cwmbach, in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Median sale price £156,750 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code CF44. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [CF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £156,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF44 was £156,750 in 2025. 141st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 41,027** (2021). CF44 had 41,027 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 421st most 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 36%** (2022). About 36% of people in CF44 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.6%** (January 2026). In CF44, 88.6% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=CF44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 36% of people in CF44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=CF44) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 523 homes were sold in CF44 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=CF44) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for CF44.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=CF44) (Census 2021, England and Wales): CF44 had 41,027 usual residents at the census.

## How CF44 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | CF44 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £156,750 | 13th cheapest | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2025 |
| Population | 41,027 | 9th most populated | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 36% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 35 postcode districts, CF · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 88.6% | 13th lowest | 35 postcode districts, CF · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the CF postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in CF44

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001186) | 1,731 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.8% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001187) | 1,360 | 60.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.0% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001188) | 1,301 | 127.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001221) | 1,420 | 100.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 68.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001222) | 1,554 | 113.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.7% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001233) | 1,812 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.3% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001148) | 1,749 | 180.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 67.1% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001152) | 1,933 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.7% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001153) | 1,556 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.1% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001155) | 1,529 | 87.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001149) | 1,409 | 73.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001150) | 1,914 | 301.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 81.4% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001151) | 1,813 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001154) | 1,414 | 115.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.5% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001156) | 1,399 | 20.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.4% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001147) | 1,797 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.8% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001168) | 1,388 | 105.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001169) | 2,538 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001170) | 1,186 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.2% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001137) | 2,389 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.8% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001138) | 1,350 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 82.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001139) | 1,413 | 56.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001140) | 1,420 | 92.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.0% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001141) | 1,508 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.6% |
| [Rhondda Cynon Taf 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/neighbourhood/w01001142) | 1,932 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/merthyr-tydfil-and-aberdare): Gerald Jones (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe): David Chadwick (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.6% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in CF44

[Aberaman](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/aberaman), [Aberdare East & Cwm-bach](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/aberdare-east-and-cwm-bach), [Aberdare North & Llwydcoed](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/aberdare-north-and-llwydcoed), [Aberdare West](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/aberdare-west), [Hirwaun & Rhigos](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf/hirwaun-and-rhigos)

## Postcode sectors in CF44

[CF44 0 (242 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-0), [CF44 4 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-4), [CF44 6 (225 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-6), [CF44 7 (106 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-7), [CF44 8 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-8), [CF44 9 (246 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44-9)

## Council

[Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf)

## Towns in CF44

[Aberdare](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aberdare)

## Postcode districts next to CF44

[CF37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf37), [CF42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf42), [CF43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf43), [CF45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf45), [CF48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf48), [LD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3), [SA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa9), [SA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa10), [SA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa11)

## More in the CF postcode area

[All CF postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 36% of people in CF44 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In CF44, 88.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: CF44
- Postcode area: [CF](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf)
- Constituency: [Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/merthyr-tydfil-and-aberdare)
- Council: [Rhondda Cynon Taf †](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf)
- Area: 215 km²
- People, mid-2024: 41,768*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 135

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LD3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ld3), [CF48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf48), [CF43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf43), [SA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa11), [SA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa9), [CF45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf45)

## Latest updates for CF44

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/CF44

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf44