CF42 6HB

Treorchy · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF42 6DH 225 m
CF42 6AF 332 m
CF42 6BH 404 m
CF42 6DE 426 m
CF42 6DF 431 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF42 6HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF42
Postcode sector
CF42 6
Latitude
51.660165
Longitude
-3.517977
British National Grid easting
295,100
British National Grid northing
196,800

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
W00006660
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 010A · W01001269
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 010 · W02000261

Postcode source versions

Explore CF42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Treorchy Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    492 m
  2. Ysgol G.G. Ynyswen

    Welsh establishment

    605 m
  3. Parc Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
713
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Public order 89
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Shoplifting 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOREST VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    FOREST VIEW HEALTH, RHONDDA, TREORCHY, CF42 6DL

    ODS code W95054

    439 m

  • THE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95030

    2.7 km

  • NANTYMOEL SURGERY

    OGWY STREET, NANTYMOEL, BRIDGEND, CF32 7NA

    ODS code W95645

    4.7 km

  • THE MAERDY FERNDALE MGP

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

    ODS code W95051

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Forest View Health Centre

    BCT · Ynys-wen

    0.3 miles
  • Cardiff Arms

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.3 miles
  • Dunraven Terrace

    BCT · Ynys-wen

    0.3 miles
  • Dunraven Terrace

    BCT · Ynys-wen

    0.3 miles
  • Cardiff Arms

    BCT · Treorchy

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Treorchy Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 492 m.

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

Recorded crime

713 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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