CF72 8LY

Pontyclun Central · 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 9UA 128 m
CF72 0DG 165 m
CF72 0DH 165 m
CF72 0DZ 165 m
CF72 0EE 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.528771
Longitude
-3.391828
British National Grid easting
303,547
British National Grid northing
182,014

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
W00006528
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030D · W01001242
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030 · W02000281

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

81 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Pant Y Dderwen, Pontyclun, CF72 8LY 20 May 2022 £415,000
17, Pant Y Dderwen, Pontyclun, CF72 8LY 8 April 2021 £325,000
26, Pant Y Dderwen, Pontyclun, CF72 8LY 14 August 2020 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    573 m
  2. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    869 m
  3. Pontyclun Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    899 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
836
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 260
  • Shoplifting 174
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Public order 82
  • Other theft 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
109

53 female, 56 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
2.5
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 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+
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

    483 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Y Pant School

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.1 miles
  • Y Pant School

    BCT · Llantrisant

    0.1 miles
  • Y Pant School

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.1 miles
  • Leekes

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles
  • Leekes

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF72 8LY. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y Pant Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 573 m.

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

Recorded crime

836 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 260 events.

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