CF72 8JU postcode in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

CF72 8JU is a postcode in Rhondda Cynon Taf, in the Pontyclun West ward. It is in the Cardiff West parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

Gigabit broadband 73% of homes and businesses at CF72 8JU can get it Across Rhondda Cynon Taf: 81% Typical price £270,225 Homes sold in CF72 8, last 12 months. ▲ 2.4% on the year before Council tax around here Band D the most common band in the neighbourhood, 24% of homes Nearest station Pontyclun 1.5 km in a straight line

Where CF72 8JU is, and what is near it

Map of CF72 8JU and what is near it Map of CF72 8JU: its centre point, with the 300 other postcodes in the CF72 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CF72 8GB: also in CF72 8CF72 8GG: also in CF72 8CF72 8GJ: also in CF72 8CF72 8GN: also in CF72 8CF72 8GP: also in CF72 8CF72 8GQ: also in CF72 8CF72 8GR: also in CF72 8CF72 8GS: also in CF72 8CF72 8JJ: also in CF72 8CF72 8JL: also in CF72 8CF72 8JN: also in CF72 8CF72 8JP: also in CF72 8CF72 8JQ: also in CF72 8CF72 8JR: also in CF72 8CF72 8JS: also in CF72 8CF72 8JT: also in CF72 8CF72 8JW: also in CF72 8CF72 8JX: also in CF72 8CF72 8JZ: also in CF72 8CF72 8NA: also in CF72 8CF72 8NB: also in CF72 8CF72 8ND: also in CF72 8CF72 8NE: also in CF72 8CF72 8NH: also in CF72 8CF72 8PD: also in CF72 8CF72 8PE: also in CF72 8CF72 8PG: also in CF72 8CF72 8PH: also in CF72 8CF72 8PJ: also in CF72 8CF72 8PN: also in CF72 8CF72 8PP: also in CF72 8CF72 8PT: also in CF72 8CF72 8PU: also in CF72 8CF72 8PW: also in CF72 8CF72 8PX: also in CF72 8CF72 8QS: also in CF72 8CF72 8QT: also in CF72 8CF72 8QU: also in CF72 8CF72 8QW: also in CF72 8CF72 8QX: also in CF72 8CF72 8RZ: also in CF72 8CF72 8SF: also in CF72 8CF72 8SG: also in CF72 8CF72 8SH: also in CF72 8CF72 8SJ: also in CF72 8CF72 8SL: also in CF72 8CF72 8SQ: also in CF72 8CF72 8SS: also in CF72 8CF72 8ST: also in CF72 8CF72 8SU: also in CF72 8CF72 8SX: also in CF72 8CF72 8SZ: also in CF72 8CF72 8TH: also in CF72 8CF72 8TL: also in CF72 8CF72 8TN: also in CF72 8CF72 8YR: also in CF72 8 Newpark Surgery 2.6 kmGP 7.4 kmLlantrisant and Talbot Green CF72 8JU Map of CF72 8JU and what is near it Map of CF72 8JU: its centre point, with the 300 other postcodes in the CF72 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Llanharan station 5.0 kmLlantrisant and Talbot Green CF72 8JU
  • CF72 8JU
  • Other postcodes in CF72 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5126, longitude -3.3804)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF72 8JU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CF72 8JU?

73% of the homes and businesses at CF72 8JU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 73% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CF72 8JU 73% Rhondda Cynon Taf 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CF72 8JU 73% Rhondda Cynon Taf 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CF72 8JU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council's days for CF72 8JU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for CF72 8JU on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near CF72 8JU?

Homes in CF72 8 sold for a typical £270,225 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 2.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£270,225 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£264,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £442,500 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £227,000 45 sales
  • Terraced £234,250 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £325,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CF72 district: a typical £257,500 from 341 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in CF72 8JU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in CF72 8JU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near CF72 8JU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around CF72 8JU. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (24%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CF72 8JU

Band D in Rhondda Cynon Taf for 2026‑27: £2,289. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,526 (band A) to £5,342 (band I); band D, the most common, is £2,289.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,526
Band Bwithheld£1,781
Band Cabout 150 (22%)£2,035
Band Dabout 160 (24%)£2,289
Band Eabout 80 (12%)£2,798
Band Fabout 100 (15%)£3,307
Band Gabout 130 (19%)£3,816
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,579
Band Iabout 10 (1%)£5,342

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 12% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Rhondda Cynon Taf before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CF72 8JU is in (ONS area W01001225), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CF72 8JU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF72 8JU is Pontyclun Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Pontyclun Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Llanharan Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pantaquesta House, 80 m away.

More stations near CF72 8JU, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CF72 8JU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF72 8JU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CF72 8JU?

0 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF72 8JU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Renishaw Miskin (Staff) Charging point · 37 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Renishaw Miskin (Visitors) Charging point · 4 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 2.0 kmCycle
  • Renishaw Miskin Atrium Reception Charging point · 7 chargers · Type 2 · up to 21 kW 2.1 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CF72 8JU?

The nearest to the centre of CF72 8JU, in a straight line.

  • Dental Surgery, 73 Llantrisant Road 1.5 kmCycle
  • Talbot Green Dental Clinic 2.6 kmCycle
  • Family Dental Practice 2.7 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CF72 8JU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF72 8JU, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CF72 8JU?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF72 8JU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CF72 8JU?

Police.uk records 19 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF72 8JU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Burglary1 report
Drugs1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CF72 8JU

Ward
Pontyclun West
Community
Pont-y-clun
Country
Wales
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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