Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
Bins, council tax and planning, and what the council covers
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is the one council for Rhondda Cynon Taf: it runs bins, council tax and planning, and schools, roads and social care. ONS places 5,430 postcodes in use in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in 15 postcode districts across 2 postcode areas.
81% of homes and businesses in Rhondda Cynon Taf can get gigabit broadband, Ofcom says.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Its website
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
rctcbc.gov.ukName and website as GOV.UK gives them.
Do it on Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council's own website
Each link goes straight to the page on the council's own website for that task. We opened every one on 14 October 2026.
Bins and recycling
Council tax
Planning and building
Housing
Roads and parking
Report a problem
Schools
Care, support and libraries
Councillors, voting and complaints
The pages are the ones GOV.UK lists for Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. GOV.UK lists 26. When we opened them on 14 October 2026, 3 pages had gone (missing, or moved to a page about something else). We left those out rather than send you to a page we could not see. If one has moved since, tell us.
What broadband can you get in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Across Rhondda Cynon Taf, 81% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 80% full fibre, Ofcom says.
For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much is council tax in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
Band D for 2026‑27: £2,289 a year
Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band I is two and a third times it.
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,526 |
| Band B | £1,781 |
| Band C | £2,035 |
| Band D | £2,289 |
| Band E | £2,798 |
| Band F | £3,307 |
| Band G | £3,816 |
| Band H | £4,579 |
| Band I | £5,342 |
Band D is the average across the area, including police and community council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Postcode districts with postcodes in Rhondda Cynon Taf
- CF15 postcode district128 of its 513 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF35 postcode district20 of its 484 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF37 postcode district883 of its 885 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF38 postcode districtAll 448 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF39 postcode district541 of its 558 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF40 postcode districtAll 479 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF41 postcode districtAll 249 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF42 postcode districtAll 310 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF43 postcode districtAll 257 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF44 postcode district1,007 of its 1,014 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF45 postcode districtAll 437 of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF48 postcode district2 of its 753 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF72 postcode district666 of its 689 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- CF83 postcode district2 of its 1,208 postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
- SA11 postcode district1 of its 989 postcodes in use is in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.
Its postcode areas
Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Towns and villages
Is an address in Rhondda Cynon Taf?
A council's edge does not follow postcodes exactly. Check the postcode.
All councils, A to ZWhat Rhondda Cynon Taf covers: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Its name, website and own pages: GOV.UK, Local authority services, downloaded 14 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; every link opened on 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
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