Living in CF42, Rhondda Cynon Taf
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around CF42 in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central CF42 sold at a median of £107,500 across 101 recorded sales, below the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Rhondda Cynon Taf are up 4.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Police recorded 73 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Rhondda Cynon Taf: £164,192, up 4.7% on a year ago (July 2026).
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Council tax at Band D in Rhondda Cynon Taf: £2,289 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare CF42 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for CF42 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around CF42
101 recorded home sales on the streets around central CF42 in the last 2 years, with a median of £107,500 and a range from £37,000 to £245,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Baglan Street, CF42 5AR | Terraced | £173,000 | 14 Aug 2026 |
| 8 Station Street, CF42 5HT | Terraced | £55,000 | 24 Jul 2026 |
| 25 Woodland Vale, CF42 6TT | Semi-detached | £215,000 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| 12 George Street, CF42 5AH | Terraced | £72,000 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| 100 Bute Street, CF42 5NY | Terraced | £137,500 | 7 May 2026 |
| 11 Woodland Terrace, CF42 6EA | Terraced | £115,000 | 6 May 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
No Ofsted-rated schools found within range of CF42.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 16.3% |
| Skilled trades | 14.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 13.1% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 11.4% |
| Associate professional and technical | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How CF42 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 8.2 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of CF42 (W01001272, 1,467 residents in 2021, down 5.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 8.2 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 70.7% | 69.1% | -1.6 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 10.4% | 11.4% | +1.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 17.4% | 19.1% | +1.7 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.0% | 19.2% | +0.2 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 18.3% | 18.3% | 0.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 18.4% | 26.6% | +8.2 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 1.6% | 1.3% | -0.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 75.3% | 74.4% | -0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 98.8% | 98.6% | -0.2 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
73 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central CF42 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Not mapped here for Wales. The flood data on this site is the Environment Agency's, which covers England only. Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning for Wales, where an address in CF42 can be looked up.
Buses from the centre of CF42
Best-served stop: Baglan Hotel, with 4.4 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of CF42 is Baglan Hotel: 4.4 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.8 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:29, last 23:24. Routes there: 120, 130, 121. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
Common questions about CF42
What is the average house price in CF42?
The average sold price in Rhondda Cynon Taf is £164,192 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in CF42?
Prices in Rhondda Cynon Taf are up 4.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in CF42?
The median of 101 recorded sales around central CF42 in the last 2 years is £107,500, ranging from £37,000 to £245,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
How much crime is there in CF42?
73 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CF42 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is CF42 at risk of flooding?
The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about CF42. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.
Is CF42 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £107,500; 73 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is CF42 safe?
73 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central CF42 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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