# CF45 3AR: area report for a postcode in Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF45 3AR 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 CF45 3AR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Rhondda Cynon Taf](https://openindex.co.uk/rhondda-cynon-taf) › [CF45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf45) › [CF45 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf45-3)

## Around this postcode

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 27% on July. Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **Mountain Ash, 390 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 120 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **£164,192 average price**: For the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF45 3AR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR
- **5.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Our Lady's R.C.](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-r-c-w6743309) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [MISKIN PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/miskin-primary-w6742367) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [DARRENLAS PRIMARY SCHOOL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darrenlas-primary-school-w6742144) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [PENGEULAN PRIMARY](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pengeulan-primary-w6742192) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Caegarw Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caegarw-primary-school-w6742077) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Penrhiwceibr Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penrhiwceibr-primary-w6742376) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Perthcelyn Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/perthcelyn-community-primary-school-w6742218) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Mountain Ash Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mountain-ash-comprehensive-school-w6744053) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £107,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £126,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £50,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £145,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £88,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mountain Ash (390 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: MEDDYGFA GLAN CYNON SURGE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS MOUNTAIN ASH PHARMACY (380 m); ALLIED PHARMACY MOUNTAIN ASH (630 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Mountain Ash (430 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Mountain Ash (560 m, Morrisons)

## 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 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £110,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C was £110,000 in 2025. Joint 557th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,531** (2021). Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C had 1,531 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,833rd most 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C, 99.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 3.9%** (August 2026). In Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C, 3.9% 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.

## CF45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £125,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF45 was £125,000 in 2025. Joint 32nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,378** (2021). CF45 had 19,378 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,253rd 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in CF45 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: 71.0%** (January 2026). In CF45, 71.0% 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: 51.6779, -3.3755

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

## Your MP

- [Pontypridd](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/pontypridd): Alex Davies-Jones (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=-3.3755,51.6779,CF453AR

## How to cite

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