THE POPLARS, CF45 4HY House Prices & Local Information

CF45 4HY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on The Poplars, 0.4km from Darranlas in Mountain Ash. Administratively it sits within Mountain Ash ward and the Cynon Valley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CF45 4HY is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. Outside of residential hours, industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. The 51 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 30% 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 rates are low here at 48 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £82k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 18.6% 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 CF45 4HY are sourced from Output Area W00006340 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.