CF45 3PS Rhondda Cynon Taf
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Mountain Ash.
Streets
- Commercial Street, Mountain Ash / Aberpennar: 27 addresses
- Aberdare Road, Mountain Ash / Aberpennar: 1 address
- Llanwonno Road, Mountain Ash / Aberpennar: 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 (82% of about 850 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 29 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 10 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, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 8 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mountain Ash 131,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m |
| Fernhill 27,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km | |
| Penrhiwceiber 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Bruce Arms Hotel Mountain Ash | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Aberdare Bus Station | 5.2 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Old Cardiff Road Car Park | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 32.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surge | 470 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Mountain Ash | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 380 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Cwm Cynon | 800 m |
| Police station | South Wales Police | 110 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Valley Food Stores Cashzone | 100 m |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 24% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Commercial Street.