CF42 6BL

Treorchy · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Treorchy
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore
Postcode district
CF42
Postcode sector
CF42 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF42 6DG 38 m
CF42 6BH 48 m
CF42 6BG 60 m
CF42 6BN 100 m
CF42 6BE 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF42 6BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF42
Postcode sector
CF42 6
Latitude
51.661473
Longitude
-3.512035
British National Grid easting
295,514
British National Grid northing
196,937

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Electoral ward
Treorchy · W05001112
Parish or community
W04000708
Westminster constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore · W07000107
Output area
W00006676
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 010E · W01001273
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 010 · W02000261

Postcode source versions

Explore CF42

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Cardiff Place, Treorchy, CF42 6BL 21 December 2021 £135,000
2, Cardiff Place, Treorchy, CF42 6BL 7 February 2020 £95,000
4, Cardiff Place, Treorchy, CF42 6BL 27 July 2001 £36,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Treorchy Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    286 m
  2. Treorchy Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    465 m
  3. Ysgol G.G. Ynyswen

    Welsh establishment

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Public order 93
  • Anti social behaviour 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 58
  • Shoplifting 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

8 female, 10 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
CF42 6 residents
7,372

Age bands in CF42 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,152 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

880 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

1,725 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,999 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,597 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF42 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km

  • FOREST VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOREST VIEW HEALTH, RHONDDA, TREORCHY, CF42 6DL

    ODS code W95054

    466 m

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95030

    2.5 km

  • THE MAERDY FERNDALE MGP

    FERNDALE MEDICAL CENTRE, 56-58 HIGH STREET, FERNDALE, CF43 4XX

    ODS code W95051

    4.4 km

  • NANTYMOEL SURGERY

    OGWY STREET, NANTYMOEL, BRIDGEND, CF32 7NA

    ODS code W95645

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Cardiff Arms

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.1 miles
  • Cardiff Arms

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.1 miles
  • Bute Street

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.2 miles
  • Bute Street

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.2 miles
  • Dunraven Terrace

    BCT · Ynys-wen

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £135,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF42 6BL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rhondda Cynon Taf is £167,559 in June 2026, up 7.4% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Treorchy Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

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

Recorded crime

752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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