Porth
Porth is covered by postcode districts CF37, CF39 and CF40. It is in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Porth, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 302
Of the 305 postcodes in Porth that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 302 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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 51.6128, longitude -3.4074. 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Porth?
Homes sold for a typical £132,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. At 178 of the 302 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Porth, 50 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 Porth?
Homes in Porth sold for a typical £132,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 132 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £355,000 6 sales
- Semi-detached £168,000 27 sales
- Terraced £128,500 97 sales
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole CF39 district, Porth's main postcode district: a typical £146,750.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Porth: 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 Porth?
3 of the 305 postcodes now in use in Porth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 159 homes sold in Porth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF39 district, 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Porth | Across the CF39 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 132 (0%) | 0 of 286 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 159 (0%) | 4 of 342 (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 Porth?
Ofcom reports on 302 of the 305 postcodes in Porth. At 178 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 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 Porth?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Porth is Porth Rail Station, 50 m away in a straight line.
- Porth Rail Station Railway station 50 mWalk
- Trehafod Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Dinas (Rhondda) Rail Station Railway station 2.2 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 Porth?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Porth. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Pont Newydd Medical Centre Phone 01443 688880 350 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Porth safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,096 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Porth 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
- 89 September 2025
- 95 October 2025
- 95 November 2025
- 70 December 2025
- 79 January 2026
- 75 February 2026
- 90 March 2026
- 69 April 2026
- 92 May 2026
- 96 June 2026
- 130 July 2026
- 116 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 26, drugs 24, theft from the person 7, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 1, 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 Porth?
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Parliamentary constituencies
- Rhondda and Ogmore (296) and Pontypridd (9)
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Moving to Porth
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 Porth
- 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 Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Porth postcodes
305 postcodes in use in Porth, by district:
Those districts are all in the CF postcode area.
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Places near Porth
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Porth's £132,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Porth
- What is it like to live in Porth?
- Homes sold for a typical £132,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. At 178 of the 302 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Porth, 50 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 Porth?
- Porth is covered by postcode districts CF37, CF39 and CF40, across 305 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Porth in?
- Porth is in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Porth?
- Homes in Porth sold for a typical £132,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 132 sales, up 5.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Porth have a railway station?
- Yes: Porth is 50 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Porth, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Porth?
- Ofcom reports on 302 of the 305 postcodes in Porth. At 178 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Porth?
- 3 of the 305 postcodes now in use in Porth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 159 homes sold in Porth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF39 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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