Buying a home in CF38, Pontypridd. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£251kmost £206k–£296k

Houses per m²£3,225flats £2,366

Sold last year2281,256 in five years

Prices in Rhondda Cynon Taf+4.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CF38 sold for £251,079 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £206,436 and £296,463, for about 84 m² of space. That is 27% more than the same home across Pontypridd (£198,000).

228 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £107k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CF38 2 (£3,220) and the most in CF38 1 (£3,223).

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf, prices are up 4.6% on a year ago and up 24.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £758 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,145 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in CF38 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£203,197	£179k–£238k	64 m²	433
3	£251,079	£206k–£296k	84 m²	500
4	£334,651	£286k–£388k	108 m²	178
5+	£430,927	£378k–£518k	132 m²	113

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£203k	£251k	£335k	£431k
Detached	—	£286k	£345k	£383k	£445k
Semi-detached	—	£215k	£251k	£281k	£324k
Terraced	—	£188k	£197k	£289k	—
Flats	£107k	£128k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CF38

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CF38 1	£3,223	£2,399
CF38 2	£3,220	£2,325

Nearby areas

CF37 Pontypridd · 5 km3-bed house £171k CF15 Cardiff · 5 km3-bed house £323k CF72 Pontyclun · 6 km3-bed house £265k CF39 Porth · 8 km3-bed house £154k CF83 Caerphilly · 8 km3-bed house £228k CF14 Cardiff · 10 km3-bed house £363k CF5 Cardiff · 10 km3-bed house £289k CF40 Tonypandy · 11 km3-bed house £137k

Questions about CF38

Is CF38 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 27% more than across Pontypridd; prices in Rhondda Cynon Taf are up 4.6% on a year ago; 228 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CF38?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CF38 sold for £251,079 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £206,436 and £296,463.

Is CF38 expensive for Pontypridd?

A 3-bedroom house in CF38 costs 27% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Pontypridd (£198,000).

How many homes sell in CF38 each year?

228 homes sold in the last year and 1,256 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near CF38?

For a 3-bedroom house, CF37 (£171k, 5 km), CF39 (£154k, 8 km), CF40 (£137k, 11 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.