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Thinking of living at CF37 3BN? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craig yr Hesg Primary School | Primary | 350 m | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Cefn Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Trallwng Infants School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Coedpenmaen County Primary | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Secondary | 700 m | – |
| Cardinal Newman R.C. | Secondary | 4.3 km | – |
| Ysgol Afon Wen | Secondary | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near CF37 3BN, 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 | Glyncoch Rugby Football Club | 620 m | 4 |
| Golf | Pontypridd Golf Club Pole Transformer | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Glyncoch Rugby Football Club | 620 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Indoor Bowls Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Navigation Quarry | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Lido Ponty | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Treforest Tennis Club Treforest Substation | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Futsal | Sports Hall | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Arthur's Gym | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Abercynon Rugby Club | 3.9 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, a short drive or bike ride (2.4 km), with 780k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Berwydd Ddu Cottages, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 102); 31 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Craig yr Hesg Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Bro Taf, 700 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.8 km away, with DJ Newsagents closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Eglwysbach Medical Practi (1.5 km), with Glyncoch Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, The Hair Art Company is 1.3 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 3 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Little Lounge The Basement is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Cilfynydd Constitutional Club the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 10% flats and 15% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Pontsionnorton Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, PureGym (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 26 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 52 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
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.
13 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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