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Housing in CF40 2HQ

What the homes in CF40 2HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale
Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,530 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (82.5%). Flats make up 8.2%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

CF40 2HQWales
Detached4.6%28.5%
Semi-detached4.7%32.1%
Terraced82.5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.1% of households in the CF40 2HQ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 24.8% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 38.8% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

CF40 2HQ
66%
25%
Wales
  • Owned66.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented24.8%17%
  • Social rented8.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF40 2HQWales
Owned outright38.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%14.5%
Other private rented2.5%2.5%
From the council3.3%8.7%
From a housing association5.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF40 2HQWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.1%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

CF40 2HQWales
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%14.6%
Couple, no children13.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 2HQ (Tonypandy West & Clydach Vale) (about 1,530 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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