CF45
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Mountain Ash, Abercynon and Miskin, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF45 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CF45, 71.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CF45 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF45 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF45 at a rate of 88.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 185 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF45.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (870), other crime (364) and anti-social behaviour (178).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF45 was 91.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CF45, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF45 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF45
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 006A | 1,530 | 32.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 006B | 1,459 | 118.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.4% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 006C | 1,461 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.4% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 006D | 1,278 | 174.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.7% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 006E | 1,521 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 90.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 008A | 1,453 | 144.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 008B | 1,456 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 008C | 1,531 | 63.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 008D | 1,311 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.8% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 012A | 1,488 | 68.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 23.0% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 012B | 1,730 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 64.9% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 012C | 1,746 | 92.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 2.3% |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf 012D | 1,411 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 0.1% |
MPs for CF45
- Alex Davies-JonesLabourMP for Pontypridd100% of CF45’s postcodes
- Gerald JonesLabourMP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare0.5% of CF45’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CF453
Postcode sectors in CF452
Council1
Towns in CF451
Postcode districts next to CF454
Nearest rail stations4
More in the CF postcode area2
CF45 in brief
CF45 is a postcode district covering Mountain Ash, Abercynon and Miskin, in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
About 19,733 people lived in CF45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £125,000 in 2025 across 198 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 88.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF45 was £125,000 in 2025.
CF45 had 19,378 usual residents at the census.
In CF45, 71.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CF45, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.