FORGE STREET, CF41 7BN House Prices & Local Information

CF41 7BN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Forge Street, 0.5km from Pentre in Rhondda. Administratively it sits within Pentre ward and the Rhondda constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF41 7BN is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. The 51 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 36% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 52 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £73k, 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 CF41 7BN are sourced from Output Area W00006388 (shared with 17 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.