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Thinking of living at CF44 0HS? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the GP is further.
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Working out the fit…
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1 crime recorded on Llangorse Road in the last 12 months. The street →
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cwmbach Community Primary | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Cwmbach Church In Wales | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Blaengwawr Primary | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Oaklands Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Aberdare Town C In W Primary | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Aberdare Community School | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Mountain Ash Comprehensive School | Secondary | 2.9 km | – |
| St John Baptist CIW High School | Secondary | 3.0 km | – |
| Afon Taf High School | Secondary | 4.9 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa High School | Secondary | 5.4 km | – |
Every primary near CF44 0HS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Sobell Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Uplift office | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | Aberdare Golf Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Gym | Sobell Leisure Centre | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Squash | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Merthyr Tydfil Indoor Bowls Club | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | 4.5 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 Cwmbach, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 50k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Junior School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 113); 14 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cwmbach Community Primary, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Aberdare Community School, 1.6 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Co-operative Group, 450 m away, with Pant Farm Stores closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is 74 Monk Street (2.2 km), with Cwmbach Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Star Turkish Barbers is 1.8 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Cwmbach Action Group is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Queen Victoria Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 98 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Aberdare Park, 3.1 km away; for exercise, Ron Jones Stadium (1.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 35 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 61 km.
Most households own their home, 11% 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.
11 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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