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Thinking of living at CF37 2AA? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trallwng Infants School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Coedylan Primary School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Coedpenmaen County Primary | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Evan James | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Cardinal Newman R.C. | Secondary | 3.7 km | – |
| Ysgol Afon Wen | Secondary | 3.8 km | – |
| Ysgol Garth Olwg | Secondary | 4.8 km | – |
Every primary near CF37 2AA, 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 FC | 760 m | 5 |
| Golf | Pontypridd Golf Club Pole Transformer | 1.1 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Glyncoch Rugby Football Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Treforest Tennis Club Treforest Substation | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Indoor Bowls Centre | 430 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Lido Ponty | 660 m | 1 |
| Futsal | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Arthur's Gym | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Navigation Quarry | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Pacific Fitness | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Pacific Fitness | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Snooker Club | 4.7 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, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 780k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Berw Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes 106, 102); 64 departures an hour from the 22 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Trallwng Infants School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Bro Taf, 2.2 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 450 m away, with Knights Parkgate Pharmacy closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eglwysbach Medical Practi (under 50 m), with Knights Parkgate Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, The Hair Art Company is 200 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 34 restaurants and cafés and 25 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Nanny Farm is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Pontypridd Deaf Sports & Social Club the nearest pub (150 m).
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, 650 m away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (600 m).
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.
47 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
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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