CF72 8BW

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 8BZ 59 m
CF72 8BS 60 m
CF72 8BX 61 m
CF72 8BP 98 m
CF72 8BQ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.540732
Longitude
-3.372611
British National Grid easting
304,905
British National Grid northing
183,319

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
W00006297
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030A · W01001193
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030 · W02000281

Postcode source versions

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brynffynon Bungalow, Heol Y Pistyll, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BW 11 August 2023 £285,000
Brynffynon Bungalow, Heol Y Pistyll, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BW 29 June 2021 £245,000
Brynffynon Bungalow, Heol Y Pistyll, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8BW 22 September 2011 £176,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. YGGG Llantrisant

    Welsh establishment

    337 m
  2. Penygawsi Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    503 m
  3. Llantrisant Primary

    Welsh establishment

    611 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
777
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Shoplifting 164
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Public order 79
  • Other theft 45

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% 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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    889 m

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    2.2 km

  • PARC CANOL SURGERY

    CENTRAL PARK, CHURCH VILLAGE, PONTYPRIDD, CF38 1RJ

    ODS code W95011

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Llantrisant

    0.1 miles
  • Southgate

    BCT · Llantrisant

    0.1 miles
  • Southgate

    BCT · Llantrisant

    0.1 miles
  • Wheatsheaf

    BCT · Llantrisant

    0.1 miles
  • Penny Farthing

    BCT · Cross Inn

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £285,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF72 8BW. 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 337 m.

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

Recorded crime

777 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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