COMMERCIAL STREET, CF44 7RW House Prices & Local Information

CF44 7RW is an up-and-coming urban area on Commercial Street, 0.6km from Plas-draw in Aberdare. Administratively it sits within Aberdare East ward and the Cynon Valley constituency.

Within the CF44 district, this postcode is characterised by a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. By day, the area transitions to a market squares character: traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. An average age of 41 puts this squarely in mixed-family territory — professional couples, school-age children households, and established residents all sharing the streets.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 116 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £75k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 50.0% year-on-year. 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 CF44 7RW are sourced from Output Area W00006054 (shared with 24 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.