Housing in CF42 5LU
What the homes in CF42 5LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Treherbert
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
CF42 5LUTreorchy
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (57.9%). Flats make up 18.1%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
51% of households in the CF42 5LU area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 35% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned51%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
- Private rented17.8%17%
- Social rented30.7%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.3% 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 66 or over (21.2%). 24.8% 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 CF42 5LU (Treherbert) (about 1,376 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.