CF42 5HZ

Treherbert · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Postcode district
CF42
Postcode sector
CF42 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF42 5AD 136 m
CF42 5NY 145 m
CF42 5AH 166 m
CF42 5AA 170 m
CF42 5NU 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF42 5HZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF42
Postcode sector
CF42 5
Latitude
51.670559
Longitude
-3.531861
British National Grid easting
294,164
British National Grid northing
197,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04000706
Westminster constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore · W07000107
Output area
W00006646
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 007A · W01001265
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 007 · W02000258

Postcode source versions

Explore CF42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Penyrenglyn Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    393 m
  2. Ysgol G.G. Ynyswen

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km
  3. Treorchy Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 271
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Anti social behaviour 35
  • Vehicle crime 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CF42 5 residents
5,981

Age bands in CF42 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

1,059 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

668 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,348 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

1,595 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

1,322 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOREST VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOREST VIEW HEALTH, RHONDDA, TREORCHY, CF42 6DL

    ODS code W95054

    1.2 km

  • THE SURGERY

    ST DAVID STREET, TON PENTRE, PENTRE, CF41 7BD

    ODS code W95030

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Tappers Garage

    BCT · Treherbert

    0.1 miles
  • Tappers Garage

    BCT · Treherbert

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Pen-yr-Englyn

    0.1 miles
  • New Inn

    BCT · Pen-yr-Englyn

    0.1 miles
  • Baglan Hotel

    BCT · Pen-yr-Englyn

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Penyrenglyn Primary School is the nearest published school at 393 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 271 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.