MICHAELS ROAD, CF42 5DY House Prices & Local Information

CF42 5DY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Michaels Road, 0.5km from Blaen-y-cwm in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Administratively it sits within Treherbert ward and the Rhondda constituency.

For families considering a move, CF42 5DY represents a terrace-heavy neighbourhood — tight-knit community, affordable housing. During the day, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a settled, family-oriented neighbourhood (average age 48) — stable, lower-turnover, predominantly owner-occupied. 87% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 21 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £135k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CF42 5DY are sourced from Output Area W00006635 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.