CF37 4AG Rhondda Cynon Taf
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Trallwng.
Streets
- Mackintosh Road, Pontypridd: 42 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mackintosh Road, Trallwn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mackintosh Road, Trallwn: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mackintosh Road, Trallwn: 1 address
- The Avenue, Pontypridd: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mackintosh Road, Trallwn: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Rhondda Cynon Taf in 2026-27: Band D £2,289 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,526 | £1,781 | £2,035 | £2,289 | £2,798 | £3,307 | £3,816 | £4,579 | £5,342 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (34% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
None of the 47 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 47 addresses are between 101 m and 109 m above sea level (104 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 90%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pontypridd 780,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Trefforest 712,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Trehafod 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 41 within 800 m; nearest Mackintosh Road Pontypridd | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Pontypridd Bus Station Stand 13 | 650 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parking Gas Road | 750 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 670 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 23.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eglwysbach Medical Practi | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Knights Bridge Street Pharmacy | 500 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 530 m |
| Hospital | Pontypridd & District Hospital | 490 m |
| Police station | Pontypridd Police Station | 640 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Abbina Ltd, Trallwn | 470 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Coed-Pen-Maen Common 12 ha | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ynysangharad Park 16 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,680 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m; nearest The Avenue Allotment 1,180 m² | 110 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common, a scheduled monument, 240 m south. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ring Cairn and Two Standing Stones on Coedpenmaen Common | Scheduled monument | 240 m south |
| Y Garreg Siglo Bardic Complex | Scheduled monument | 430 m south |
| Memorial to Evan and James James at Ynysangharad Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m south-west |
| Pontypridd Bridge | Scheduled monument | 570 m west |
| Pontypridd Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m west |
| White Bridge (also known as Berw Bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 590 m north-west |
| Ynysangharad Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 620 m south-west |
| Municipal Buildings | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lan Wood Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 760 m north-west |
| Coed Craig-yr-hesg | Wood | 1.0 km north |
| Lan Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Coed Glyn-Taf | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Cefn Eglwysilan | Hill | 1.7 km east |
| Cwm Hafod | Valley | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 47 |
31 of the postcode's 47 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mackintosh Road.