CF44 8AJ

Aberdare West and Llwydcoed · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Aberdare
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Postcode district
CF44
Postcode sector
CF44 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF44 8AQ 82 m
CF44 8BZ 114 m
CF44 8DS 115 m
CF44 8BX 139 m
CF44 8RX 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF44 8AJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF44
Postcode sector
CF44 8
Latitude
51.715495
Longitude
-3.467514
British National Grid easting
298,714
British National Grid northing
202,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04001012
Output area
W00006082
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 003E · W01001156
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 003 · W02000254

Postcode source versions

Explore CF44

91 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, The Ridings, Aberdare, CF44 8AJ 23 January 2026 £218,000
31, The Ridings, Aberdare, CF44 8AJ 16 December 2025 £320,000
11, The Ridings, Aberdare, CF44 8AJ 13 August 2025 £182,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ysgol G.G. Aberdar

    Welsh establishment

    348 m
  2. Park Lane Special School

    Welsh establishment

    590 m
  3. St John Baptist C.I.W. High School

    Welsh establishment

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 485
  • Public order 145
  • Anti social behaviour 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Vehicle crime 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

46 female, 48 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.4
CF44 8 residents
8,860

Age bands in CF44 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,342 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

962 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,084 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,515 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,944 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF44 8 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

5

within 5 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7DD

    ODS code W95001

    1.4 km

  • 74 MONK STREET

    73-74 MONK STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7PA

    ODS code W95633

    1.5 km

  • CWMAMAN SURGERY

    6-14 GLANAMAN ROAD, CWMAMAN, ABERDARE, CF44 6HY

    ODS code W95016

    3.6 km

  • HIRWAUN MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, HIRWAUN, ABERDARE, CF44 9SL

    ODS code W95020

    4.1 km

  • ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL CENTRE, 1-3 JOHN STREET, ABERCWMBOI, ABERDARE, CF44 6BL

    ODS code W95087

    4.9 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

  • Laburnum Drive

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.1 miles
  • Laburnum Drive

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.1 miles
  • The Ridings

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles
  • Bryn Eithin

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles
  • Bryn Eithin

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £218,000 from 5 recorded sales in CF44 8AJ. 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. Ysgol G.G. Aberdar is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 485 events.

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