Abercynon
Abercynon is covered by postcode district CF45. It is in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Abercynon, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 109
- Some can get gigabit: 10
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 18
- Ofcom gives no figure: 3
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 140 postcodes in Abercynon that ONS places, 109 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 10 have some that can, 18 can all get it and 3 have no Ofcom figure.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6501, longitude -3.3327. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
109 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
What is it like to live in Abercynon?
Homes sold for a typical £139,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.7% on the 12 months before. At 18 of the 137 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Abercynon, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Abercynon?
Homes in Abercynon sold for a typical £139,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £130,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £139,995
▲ up 7.7% on the 12 months before
Across the whole CF45 district, Abercynon's main postcode district: a typical £130,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Abercynon: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Abercynon?
None of the 140 postcodes now in use in Abercynon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 82 homes sold in Abercynon were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF45 district, Under 1%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Abercynon | Across the CF45 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 55 (0%) | 0 of 171 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 2 of 82 (2%) | 2 of 226 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Abercynon?
Ofcom reports on 137 of the 140 postcodes in Abercynon. At 18 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Abercynon?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Abercynon is Abercynon Rail Station, 800 m away in a straight line.
- Abercynon Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
- Quakers Yard Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Penrhiwceiber Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Abercynon?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Abercynon. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Abercynon Medical Centre600 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Abercynon safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 458 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Abercynon over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 36 September 2025
- 38 October 2025
- 36 November 2025
- 35 December 2025
- 34 January 2026
- 43 February 2026
- 33 March 2026
- 28 April 2026
- 31 May 2026
- 42 June 2026
- 47 July 2026
- 55 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: possession of weapons 6, drugs 5, shoplifting 3, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Abercynon?
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parliamentary constituency
- Pontypridd
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Alex Davies-Jones (Labour)
All 140 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Abercynon
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Rhondda Cynon Taf about council tax Council tax, on rctcbc.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Abercynon
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Abercynon postcodes
140 postcodes in use in Abercynon, by district:
That district is in the CF postcode area.
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Places near Abercynon
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Abercynon's £139,995. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Abercynon
- What is it like to live in Abercynon?
- Homes sold for a typical £139,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 7.7% on the 12 months before. At 18 of the 137 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Abercynon, 800 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Abercynon?
- Abercynon is covered by postcode district CF45, across 140 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Abercynon in?
- Abercynon is in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Abercynon?
- Abercynon is in the Pontypridd parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Alex Davies-Jones (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Abercynon?
- Homes in Abercynon sold for a typical £139,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, up 7.7% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Abercynon have a railway station?
- Yes: Abercynon is 800 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Abercynon, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Abercynon?
- Ofcom reports on 137 of the 140 postcodes in Abercynon. At 18 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 2 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Abercynon?
- None of the 140 postcodes now in use in Abercynon came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 2 of the 82 homes sold in Abercynon were newly built (2%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF45 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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