CF72 8FU

Pontyclun East · 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
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8SW 65 m
CF72 8RW 116 m
CF72 8FW 124 m
CF72 8SX 166 m
CF72 8TJ 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8FU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.527555
Longitude
-3.378298
British National Grid easting
304,483
British National Grid northing
181,861

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04000878
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00006440
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031D · W01001224
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031 · W02000282

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Ffordd Y Felin Newydd, Miskin, Pontyclun, CF72 8FU 15 September 2025 £310,000
20, Ffordd Y Felin Newydd, Miskin, Pontyclun, CF72 8FU 27 June 2025 £190,435
22, Ffordd Y Felin Newydd, Miskin, Pontyclun, CF72 8FU 25 June 2025 £190,435

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    527 m
  2. Penygawsi Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km
  3. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 278
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Anti social behaviour 99
  • Public order 90
  • Other theft 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    963 m

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    1.0 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

  • Oaklands

    BCT · Miskin

    0.1 miles
  • YGGG Llantrisant

    BCT · Miskin

    0.1 miles
  • Maes Wennol

    BCT · Miskin

    0.2 miles
  • Acorn Close

    BCT · Miskin

    0.3 miles
  • Edwardian Way

    BCT · Miskin

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £356,500 from 11 recorded sales in CF72 8FU. 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. Y Pant Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 527 m.

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

Recorded crime

892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 278 events.

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