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CF72 8TL

Pontyclun East · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Pontyclun East
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Cardiff West
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 8TJ 78 m
CF72 8SX 122 m
CF72 8SW 132 m
CF72 8TH 138 m
CF72 8FU 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 8TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 8
Latitude
51.526161
Longitude
-3.379841
British National Grid easting
304,373
British National Grid northing
181,708

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Electoral ward
Pontyclun East · W05001098
Parish or community
W04000878
Westminster constituency
Cardiff West · W07000092
Output area
W00006439
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031F · W01001226
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031 · W02000282

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    576 m

  2. Pontyclun Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

  3. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
876
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Shoplifting 180
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 88
  • Other theft 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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, coverage at January 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

    814 m

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • YGGG Llantrisant

    BCT · Miskin

    61 m

  • Oaklands

    BCT · Miskin

    176 m

  • Acorn Close

    BCT · Miskin

    346 m

  • Maes Wennol

    BCT · Miskin

    412 m

  • Heol-y-Bryn

    BCT · Pontyclun

    445 m

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y Pant Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 576 m.

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

Recorded crime

876 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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