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CF72 9YX

Pontyclun West · Rhondda Cynon Taf · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Pontyclun West
Local authority
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Constituency
Pontypridd
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF72 9DX 22 m
CF72 9HJ 48 m
CF72 9EX 138 m
CF72 9DY 156 m
CF72 9DW 171 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF72 9YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF72
Postcode sector
CF72 9
Latitude
51.529797
Longitude
-3.400077
British National Grid easting
302,977
British National Grid northing
182,139

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Rhondda Cynon Taf · W06000016
Electoral ward
Pontyclun West · W05001099
Parish or community
W04000876
Westminster constituency
Pontypridd · W07000106
Output area
W00009910
Lower layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031G · W01001967
Middle layer super output area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 031 · W02000282

Postcode source versions

Explore CF72

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Y Pant Comprehensive School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  2. Tonysguboriau Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  3. Pontyclun Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
695
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 233
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 67
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • OLD SCHOOL SURGERY

    SCHOOL STREET, PONTYCLUN, CF72 9AA

    ODS code W95025

    854 m

  • NEWPARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code W95036

    1.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Tyle Garw

    BCT · Tyle-garw

    0.2 miles

  • L'Oreal

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.2 miles

  • L'Oreal

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.3 miles

  • Y Pant School

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.4 miles

  • Y Pant School

    BCT · Talbot Green

    0.4 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Y Pant Comprehensive School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

695 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 233 events.

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