Housing in CF39 9YU
What the homes in CF39 9YU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Porth West
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,364 (2024)
CF39 9YUPorth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45%). Flats make up 12.7%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
58.9% of households in the CF39 9YU area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 33.7% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
- Private rented12.1%17%
- Social rented28.2%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 23.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Rhondda Cynon Taf
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Rhondda Cynon Taf (August 2026, +1.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF39 9YU (Porth West) (about 1,364 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.