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CF72 8BU

Llantrisant and Talbot Green · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontyclun
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Pontypridd
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8SR 23 m
CF72 8EU 51 m
CF72 8BP 60 m
CF72 8BT 73 m
CF72 8BS 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.540517
Longitude
-3.374840
British National Grid easting
304,750
British National Grid northing
183,298

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04001014
Westminster constituency
Pontypridd · W07000106
Output area
W00006290
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030C · W01001195
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030 · W02000281

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Greyhound Lane, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BU 22 April 2024 £168,000
4, Greyhound Lane, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BU 18 May 2016 £179,950
2, Greyhound Lane, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BU 9 March 2001 £37,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. YGGG Llantrisant

    Welsh establishment

    195 m
  2. Penygawsi Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    513 m
  3. Llantrisant Primary

    Welsh establishment

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,019
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 384
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Public order 119
  • Anti social behaviour 94
  • Other theft 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7
4 female, 3 male
Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
CF72 8 residents
10,893

Age bands in CF72 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%
1,863 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.5%
1,061 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.4%
2,388 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.3%
3,261 residents
Age 65 and over
23%
2,561 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF72 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

    TALBOT GREEN GROUP PRACTICE, HEOL-Y-GYFRAITH, TALBOT GREEN, PONTYCLUN, CF72 8AJ

    ODS code W95036

    751 m

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    2.1 km

  • PARC CANOL SURGERY

    CENTRAL PARK, CHURCH VILLAGE, PONTYPRIDD, CF38 1RJ

    ODS code W95011

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Southgate

    BCT · Llantrisant

    119 m
  • Southgate

    BCT · Llantrisant

    123 m
  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Llantrisant

    133 m
  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Llantrisant

    145 m
  • Penny Farthing

    BCT · Cross Inn

    212 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £168,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF72 8BU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Rhondda Cynon Taf is £167,559 in June 2026, up 7.4% year on year.

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. YGGG Llantrisant is the nearest published school at 195 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,019 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 384 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.