CF45 3LU postcode in Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf

CF45 3LU is a postcode in Mountain Ash, in the Mountain Ash ward of Rhondda Cynon Taf. It is in the Pontypridd parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CF45 3LU can get it Across Rhondda Cynon Taf: 81% Typical price £126,750 Homes sold in CF45 3, last 12 months. ▲ 15.2% on the year before Council tax around here Band A the most common band in the neighbourhood, 54% of homes Nearest station Mountain Ash 500 m in a straight line

Where CF45 3LU is, and what is near it

Map of CF45 3LU and what is near it Map of CF45 3LU: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the CF45 3 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. CF45 3AA: also in CF45 3CF45 3AB: also in CF45 3CF45 3AD: also in CF45 3CF45 3AE: also in CF45 3CF45 3AN: also in CF45 3CF45 3AP: also in CF45 3CF45 3AR: also in CF45 3CF45 3AS: also in CF45 3CF45 3AT: also in CF45 3CF45 3AU: also in CF45 3CF45 3AY: also in CF45 3CF45 3BA: also in CF45 3CF45 3BB: also in CF45 3CF45 3BD: also in CF45 3CF45 3BG: also in CF45 3CF45 3BX: also in CF45 3CF45 3HB: also in CF45 3CF45 3HD: also in CF45 3CF45 3HG: also in CF45 3CF45 3HH: also in CF45 3CF45 3HN: also in CF45 3CF45 3HR: also in CF45 3CF45 3HT: also in CF45 3CF45 3HU: also in CF45 3CF45 3HW: also in CF45 3CF45 3HY: also in CF45 3CF45 3LA: also in CF45 3CF45 3LB: also in CF45 3CF45 3LD: also in CF45 3CF45 3LE: also in CF45 3CF45 3LF: also in CF45 3CF45 3LG: also in CF45 3CF45 3LH: also in CF45 3CF45 3LL: also in CF45 3CF45 3LN: also in CF45 3CF45 3LP: also in CF45 3CF45 3LR: also in CF45 3CF45 3LS: also in CF45 3CF45 3LT: also in CF45 3CF45 3LW: also in CF45 3CF45 3LY: also in CF45 3CF45 3NA: also in CF45 3CF45 3NB: also in CF45 3CF45 3ND: also in CF45 3CF45 3NF: also in CF45 3CF45 3NG: also in CF45 3CF45 3RP: also in CF45 3CF45 3TD: also in CF45 3CF45 3TS: also in CF45 3CF45 3TZ: also in CF45 3CF45 3UA: also in CF45 3CF45 3UB: also in CF45 3CF45 3UQ: also in CF45 3CF45 3US: also in CF45 3CF45 3UZ: also in CF45 3 Health Hub Iw 1.3 kmGP 2.4 kmMountain Ash CF45 3LU Map of CF45 3LU and what is near it Map of CF45 3LU: its centre point, with the 203 other postcodes in the CF45 3 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 9 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 2.4 kmPenrhiw-ceibr CF45 3LU
  • CF45 3LU
  • Other postcodes in CF45 3: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.6780, longitude -3.3814)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF45 3LU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CF45 3LU?

Every home and business at CF45 3LU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CF45 3LU 100% Rhondda Cynon Taf 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CF45 3LU 100% Rhondda Cynon Taf 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CF45 3LU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council's days for CF45 3LU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CF45 3LU on BinDayBuddy

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What do homes sell for near CF45 3LU?

Homes in CF45 3 sold for a typical £126,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, up 15.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£126,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£110,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 15.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £355,000 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £150,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £122,000 62 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CF45 district: a typical £130,000 from 171 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CF45 3LU

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in CF45 3LU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CF45 3LU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around CF45 3LU. Over half of them (54%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (43%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CF45 3LU

Band D in Rhondda Cynon Taf for 2026‑27: £2,289. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,526 (band A) to £3,307 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,526.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 390 (54%)£1,526
Band Babout 280 (39%)£1,781
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£2,035
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,289
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,798
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,307
Band Gwithheld£3,816
Band Hfewer than 5£4,579

When the homes were built

  1. 29% Before 1900
  2. 43% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rhondda Cynon Taf before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CF45 3LU is in (ONS area W01001206), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CF45 3LU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF45 3LU is Mountain Ash Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Mountain Ash Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Fernhill Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Darrenlas Primary School, 123 m away.

More stations near CF45 3LU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CF45 3LU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF45 3LU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CF45 3LU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of CF45 3LU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CF45 3LU?

The nearest to the centre of CF45 3LU, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 60a Oxford Street 450 mWalk
  • Mountain Ash Dental Dept 1.3 kmCycle
  • Ferndale Dental Surgery 5.0 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CF45 3LU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF45 3LU, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Knights Mountain Ash Pharmacy Phone 01443 478833 450 mWalk
  • Allied Pharmacy Mountain Ash Phone 01443 473739 550 mWalk
  • Knights Penrhiwceiber Pharmacy Phone 01443 472210 1.6 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CF45 3LU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF45 3LU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CF45 3LU?

Police.uk records 122 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF45 3LU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Public order12 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: drugs 4, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CF45 3LU

Ward
Mountain Ash
Community
Mountain Ash West
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Mountain Ash
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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CF45 3LY60 mCF45 3LT120 mCF45 3LS150 mCF45 3NB150 mCF45 3LW160 mCF45 3NA180 m
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