CF72 8LQ

Tonyrefail 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
Rhondda and Ogmore
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8LP 1.3 km
CF72 8YY 1.7 km
CF39 8HX 1.8 km
CF37 1QA 1.8 km
CF72 8YT 1.9 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.572306
Longitude
-3.386173
British National Grid easting
304,031
British National Grid northing
186,848

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Parish or community
W04000704
Westminster constituency
Rhondda and Ogmore · W07000107
Output area
W00006564
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 024B · W01001250
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 024 · W02000275

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Castellau Ganol, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8LQ 29 April 2025 £390,000
Cefn Coed Bungalow, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8LQ 30 September 2022 £899,950
Pant Y Ddrainen Farm, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, CF72 8LQ 13 May 2022 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km
  2. Ysgol G.G. Castellau

    Welsh establishment

    2.4 km
  3. Tref-Y-Rhyg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
107

49 female, 58 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
3.1
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 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+
38.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
38.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
36.1%
Gigabit-capable
36.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.2%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
13.9%

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK LANE SURGERY

    PARK LANE, TONYREFAIL, PORTH, CF39 8AG

    ODS code W95044

    3.3 km

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    4.0 km

  • PARC CANOL SURGERY

    CENTRAL PARK, CHURCH VILLAGE, PONTYPRIDD, CF38 1RJ

    ODS code W95011

    4.8 km

  • THE ASHGROVE SURGERY

    MORGAN STREET, PONTYPRIDD, CF37 2DR

    ODS code W95024

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Glen Transport

    BCT · Pencoedcae

    1.2 miles
  • Glen Transport

    BCT · Pencoedcae

    1.2 miles
  • Queen`s Head

    BCT · Pencoedcae

    1.4 miles
  • Edwards Business Park

    BCT · Ynysmaerdy

    1.4 miles
  • Ynysmaerdy Industrial Estate

    BCT · Ynysmaerdy

    1.4 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £597,500 from 4 recorded sales in CF72 8LQ. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bryncelynnog Comprehensive 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

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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