CF44 8AX

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 8BF 103 m
CF44 8PY 142 m
CF44 8PN 148 m
CF44 8SE 241 m
CF44 8BJ 242 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF44 8AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF44
Postcode sector
CF44 8
Latitude
51.716096
Longitude
-3.474814
British National Grid easting
298,211
British National Grid northing
202,959

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04001012
Output area
W00006080
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

66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Lakeside, Aberdare, CF44 8AX 4 July 2023 £285,000
44, Lakeside, Aberdare, CF44 8AX 6 April 2023 £332,000
1, Lakeside, Aberdare, CF44 8AX 28 January 2022 £311,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Cwmdar County Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    383 m
  2. Ysgol G.G. Aberdar

    Welsh establishment

    586 m
  3. Maesgwyn Special School

    Welsh establishment

    811 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
552
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 293
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Public order 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Vehicle crime 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
126

61 female, 65 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.8
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 1.4% 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

4

within 5 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7DD

    ODS code W95001

    1.9 km

  • 74 MONK STREET

    73-74 MONK STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7PA

    ODS code W95633

    2.0 km

  • HIRWAUN MEDICAL CENTRE

    HIGH STREET, HIRWAUN, ABERDARE, CF44 9SL

    ODS code W95020

    3.7 km

  • CWMAMAN SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95016

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lakeside

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.1 miles
  • Lakeside

    BCS · Cwmdare

    0.1 miles
  • The Ridings

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles
  • Pen-y-fro

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles
  • Pen-y-fro

    BCT · Cwmdare

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £311,000 from 3 recorded sales in CF44 8AX. 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

18 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cwmdar County Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

552 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 293 events.

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