CF72 8NU

Pentyrch and St Fagans · Cardiff · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Pontyclun
Local authority
Cardiff
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8LE 457 m
CF72 8NW 599 m
CF72 8NT 617 m
CF72 8FG 664 m
CF72 8NQ 681 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8NU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.514263
Longitude
-3.338855
British National Grid easting
307,192
British National Grid northing
180,332

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Cardiff · W06000015
Parish or community
W04000855
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00008935
Lower layer super output area
Cardiff 014A · W01001727
Middle layer super output area
Cardiff 014 · W02000380

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gadairwen Barn House, Peterston Road, Groesfaen, Pontyclun, CF72 8NU 26 February 2026 £675,000
Oaklea Farm, Peterston Road, Groesfaen, Pontyclun, CF72 8NU 19 April 2024 £1,750,000
Inshalla, Peterston Road, Groesfaen, Pontyclun, CF72 8NU 31 August 2023 £740,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Creigiau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km
  2. Craig Y Parc School

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km
  3. Pentyrch Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
84
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Public order 14
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

26 female, 30 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.5% 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+
29%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
29%
Gigabit-capable
29%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
19.4%

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

    3.8 km

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hill Cottage

    BCT · Creigiau

    0.4 miles
  • Dynevor Arms

    BCT · Groes-faen

    0.4 miles
  • Hill Cottage

    BCT · Creigiau

    0.4 miles
  • Babell Chapel

    BCT · Groes-faen

    0.4 miles
  • Henstaff Court

    BCT · Creigiau

    0.6 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £735,000 from 4 recorded sales in CF72 8NU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cardiff is £270,094 in June 2026, up 2.1% year on year.

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Creigiau Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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