High deprivation
IMD Wales
Wales
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
639
Rank out of 1,917 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 639 out of 1,917 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.9%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
No religion58.1%
Christian34.8%
Not answered5.5%
Other religion1.3%
+ other · 0.4%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4919.0%
65–7413.1%
25–3412.7%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Other23.1%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
All members 66+9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.4%
Coordinates & Location for CF37 2LW
Postcode
CF37 2LW
Coordinates
51.6092, -3.3802
Grid reference
ST045909
Easting
304,520
Northing
190,948
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RJJ59+MW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Porth
Travel to Work
Cardiff
ITL Region
Rhondda Cynon Taf
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Local Authority
Council AreaRhondda and Ogmore W07000107
Constituency
W07000107South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Cymer
Constituency code
W07000107
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Trehafod
International Territorial Level
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Health & NHS
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 017A W01001171
W01001171MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rhondda Cynon Taf 017 W02000268
W02000268LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 017A W01001171
W01001171MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rhondda Cynon Taf 017 W02000268
W02000268Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:17 AM
Sunrise
5:48 PM
Sunset
11 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:17 AM
Sunset (today)
5:48 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CF37 2LW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD Wales rank: 639
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA W01001171 and MSOA W02000268 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CF37 2LW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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