CF72 8JX

Peterston-super-Ely · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontyclun
Local authority
Vale of Glamorgan
Constituency
Vale of Glamorgan
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8JZ 201 m
CF72 8GG 365 m
CF72 8GN 506 m
CF72 8GJ 543 m
CF72 8GP 594 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.504142
Longitude
-3.369594
British National Grid easting
305,038
British National Grid northing
179,246

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Vale of Glamorgan · W06000014
Parish or community
W04000921
Westminster constituency
Vale of Glamorgan · W07000110
Output area
W00005878
Lower layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003A · W01001113
Middle layer super output area
Vale of Glamorgan 003 · W02000239

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Tynyplancau Hensol, Hensol, Pontyclun, CF72 8JX 24 May 2024 £1,500,000
Hensol Castle, Hensol, Pontyclun, CF72 8JX 31 March 2016 £3,525,000
Hafod Lodge, Hensol, Pontyclun, CF72 8JX 22 May 2000 £167,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Pontyclun Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km
  2. Pendoylan C.I.W. Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.6 km
  3. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Public order 3
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

9 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.8
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+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
81.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.9%
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 straight-line

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    2.7 km

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Hensol Castle

    BCT · Hensol

    0.0 miles
  • Hensol Castle

    BCT · Hensol

    0.0 miles
  • Hensol Villas

    BCT · Hensol

    0.2 miles
  • Hensol Villas

    BCT · Hensol

    0.2 miles
  • Llanerch Vineyard

    BCT · Hensol

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £1,500,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF72 8JX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Vale of Glamorgan is £297,999 in June 2026, up 3.3% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pontyclun Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

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