CF72 8GU

Llantrisant and Talbot Green · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8GX 0 m
CF39 8FP 399 m
CF39 8FR 558 m
CF39 8BL 657 m
CF39 8BH 663 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8GU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.557375
Longitude
-3.409983
British National Grid easting
302,349
British National Grid northing
185,219

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
W00006291
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Cwmlai Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.0 km
  2. Llantrisant Primary

    Welsh establishment

    2.6 km
  3. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
380
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 198
  • Public order 59
  • Other theft 24
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Vehicle crime 21

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    PARK LANE, TONYREFAIL, PORTH, CF39 8AG

    ODS code W95044

    2.8 km

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    3.0 km

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    3.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Coedely

    0.5 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Coedely

    0.5 miles
  • Graig Afon

    BCT · Coedely

    0.7 miles
  • Ynysmaerdy Industrial Estate

    BCT · Ynysmaerdy

    0.7 miles
  • Ynysmaerdy Industrial Estate

    BCT · Ynysmaerdy

    0.7 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cwmlai Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

380 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 198 events.

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