CF72 8RJ

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 8RL 38 m
CF72 8RQ 41 m
CF72 8RG 75 m
CF72 8RN 82 m
CF72 8SD 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.534028
Longitude
-3.382271
British National Grid easting
304,221
British National Grid northing
182,586

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
W00006527
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 030E · W01001243
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
15
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    402 m
  2. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    435 m
  3. Penygawsi Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
944
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 304
  • Shoplifting 179
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Public order 96
  • Other theft 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

3 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.5
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 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+
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

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    255 m

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    1.2 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

  • Heol Johnson

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.1 miles
  • Glamorgan Vale Retail Park

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles
  • Talbot Green Bus Station Stand D

    BCS · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles
  • Talbot Green Bus Station Stand B

    BCS · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y Pant Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 402 m.

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

Recorded crime

944 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 304 events.

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