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Thinking of living at CF37 1XE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maes-Y-Coed Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Evan James | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Parclewis Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| St Michaels Primary | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Trehopcyn Primary | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Ysgol Garth Olwg | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Ysgol Afon Wen | Secondary | 3.1 km | – |
| Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School | Secondary | 3.3 km | – |
| Cardinal Newman R.C. | Secondary | 3.4 km | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Secondary | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near CF37 1XE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Pontypridd A.F.C. | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Tir Clwb Rygbi Llanilltud Faerdref | 3.2 km | 4 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Treforest Tennis Club Treforest Substation | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Golf | Pontypridd Golf Club Pole Transformer | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Futsal | Sports Hall | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Lido Ponty | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Indoor Bowls Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Arthur's Gym | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 3.2 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Pacific Fitness | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Pacific Fitness | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Snooker Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Darts | Emrys Darts Store | 4.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Pontypridd, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 780k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Burns Way, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 404); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Maes-Y-Coed Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Garth Olwg, 3.1 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 1.5 km away, with Leyshon Street Stores closer still (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Toe-Tle Footcare (1.6 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.7 km).
For a haircut, Maison Belle is 1.4 km away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 34 restaurants and cafés and 25 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Hope Christian Community is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Rose & Crown Hotel the nearest pub (1.0 km).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 140 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 13% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 64% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Ynysangharad Park, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Sports Hall (1.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 23 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 50 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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