CF42 6BD Rhondda Cynon Taf
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Treorchy.
Streets
- Bute Street, Treorchy / Treorci: 37 addresses
- Cardiff Street, Treorchy / Treorci: 1 address
- Clark Street, Treorchy / Treorci: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Bute Street, Treorchy: 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 A (51% of about 830 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 40 address points in this postcode, 19 at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 15 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 14 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 19 at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 0 at low risk.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 164 m and 167 m above sea level (165 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Treorchy 125,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Ynyswen 2,540 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) | |
| Treherbert 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cardiff Arms Treorchy | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Tonypandy Bus Station Stand A1 | 5.4 km (3.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 31.7 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Forest View Medical Centre | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treorchy Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bryant Dental Practice Limited | 390 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty George Thomas | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Ton Pentre Police Station | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Treorchy Cashzone | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,870 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ystradfechan Playing Field 3.8 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park and Dare Workmen's Institute and Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| Mynydd Maendy Hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Incline Haulage Systems, Cefn Ynysfeio, Treherbert | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Mawr | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Coed Ynys-wen | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Coed Ynys-isen | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Cefn y Rhondda | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Cwm-y-fforch | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Castell Nos Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.1 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 33 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 40 |
39 of the postcode's 40 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 | 45 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Bute Street.