CF72 9AP

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 9AN 62 m
CF72 9AT 69 m
CF72 9AL 105 m
CF72 9AQ 123 m
CF72 8QW 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 9
Latitude
51.523615
Longitude
-3.382215
British National Grid easting
304,203
British National Grid northing
181,428

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
W00006444
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

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Heol Y Bryn, Pontyclun, CF72 9AP 30 October 2024 £260,000
1, Heol Y Bryn, Pontyclun, CF72 9AP 19 October 2018 £189,950
4, Heol Y Bryn, Pontyclun, CF72 9AP 27 October 2006 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Pontyclun Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    727 m
  2. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    788 m
  3. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
788
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Shoplifting 175
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Public order 79
  • Other theft 44

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

12 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
CF72 9 residents
16,980

Age bands in CF72 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

3,166 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,593 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

4,576 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,249 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

2,832 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF72 9 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

    634 m

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    1.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heol-y-Bryn

    BCT · Pontyclun

    0.1 miles
  • Heol-y-Bryn

    BCT · Pontyclun

    0.1 miles
  • YGGG Llantrisant

    BCT · Miskin

    0.2 miles
  • Pontyclun Rugby Club

    BCT · Pontyclun

    0.2 miles
  • Acorn Close

    BCT · Miskin

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 1 recorded sale in CF72 9AP. 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. Pontyclun Primary School is the nearest published school at 727 m.

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

Recorded crime

788 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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