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Taff's Well & Nantgarw: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Taff's Well & Nantgarw neighbourhood of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales (ONS area Rhondda Cynon Taf 026). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CF15, CF37, CF83. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF37 5YN.

A middle-income neighbourhood, showing clear signs of gentrification

Taff's Well & Nantgarw is a middle-income neighbourhood; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Rhondda Cynon Taf (3 of 18 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £218,750 (median resale price, 2023-2025). The nearest station, Trefforest Estate, is about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.5 times the borough's rate, but there are about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£218,750

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Clear signs

Weighted balance +0.27; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£42,700

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.5 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (14,000 jobs in 2024 against 6,942 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Taff's Well & Nantgarw sits in Rhondda Cynon Taf

  • Typical house price: 6th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf
  • Average household income: 10th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Taff's Well & Nantgarw

House prices: Taff's Well & Nantgarw against Rhondda Cynon Taf: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £230k (2026); Rhondda Cynon Taf £34k (1995) to £165k (2026).£60k£216k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£230kRhondda Cynon Taf£165k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Rhondda Cynon Taf, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Rhondda Cynon Taf, 0 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Borough against the region
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Trefforest Estate Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (39 to 89 min) and Cardiff Central (about 28 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Taff's Well & Nantgarw

What is the typical house price in Taff's Well & Nantgarw?

£218,750. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +37% against 2017-2019.

How does Taff's Well & Nantgarw compare with the rest of Rhondda Cynon Taf?

Typical house price: 6th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf. Average household income: 10th highest of 31 neighbourhoods in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Is Taff's Well & Nantgarw an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Taff's Well & Nantgarw gentrifying?

Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.27; 3 of 18 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Taff's Well & Nantgarw?

Trefforest Estate. Railway station, about an 11-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (870 m in a straight line). About 8.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (39 to 89 min) and Cardiff Central (about 28 min).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.