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Housing in CF40 1LQ

What the homes in CF40 1LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tonypandy East
Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,548 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (79.4%). Flats make up 6.9%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

CF40 1LQWales
Detached5.8%28.5%
Semi-detached7.7%32.1%
Terraced79.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat1.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.5% of households in the CF40 1LQ area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 23% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 45.4% own outright and 29.1% with a mortgage.

CF40 1LQ
74%
23%
Wales
  • Owned74.5%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented23%17%
  • Social rented2.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF40 1LQWales
Owned outright45.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan29.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.6%14.5%
Other private rented3.4%2.5%
From the council1.6%8.7%
From a housing association0.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF40 1LQWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.5%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

CF40 1LQWales
Living alone, under 6615.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%14.6%
Couple, no children14.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.6%10.2%
Sharers and other households7.5%5.6%
Rents

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.

Rhondda Cynon TafWales
All homes£754£846
One bedroom£528£636
Two bedrooms£675£779
Three bedrooms£758£890
Four or more£995£1,247
Detached£967£1,083
Semi-detached£802£877
Terraced£733£833
Flat or maisonette£588£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF40 1LQ (Tonypandy East) (about 1,548 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.

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