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Thinking of living at CF37 2RR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trehopcyn Primary | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Evan James | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Coedylan Primary School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Secondary | 2.9 km | – |
| Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhondda | Secondary | 4.0 km | – |
| Ysgol Afon Wen | Secondary | 4.4 km | – |
| Cardinal Newman R.C. | Secondary | 4.4 km | – |
| Porth Community School | Secondary | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near CF37 2RR, 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 | 1.5 km | 5 |
| Rugby | Glyncoch Rugby Football Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Golf | Pontypridd Golf Club Pole Transformer | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Treforest Tennis Club Treforest Substation | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Indoor Bowls Centre | 850 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Lido Ponty | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Futsal | Sports Hall | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Arthur's Gym | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Snooker Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Darts | Emrys Darts Store | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Navigation Quarry | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 5.0 km | 1 |
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 15-minute walk (1.2 km), with 780k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 109); 19 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Trehopcyn Primary, 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, 2.9 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Pontypridd, 650 m away, with Hopkinstown Spar closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Ashgrove Surgery (900 m), with Knights Morgan Street Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Lazarou Hair and Beauty Salon is 1.0 km away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 34 restaurants and cafés and 25 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bethany English Baptist Church is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Tymawr Inn the nearest pub (100 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, 1.3 km away; for exercise, énergie Fitness (1.0 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.
14 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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