Measuring the distances…
These only choose where you start. Every page and every lens is still one tap away.
Sign in to keep them on every device →Measuring the distances…
Thinking of living at CF47 0UH? 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.
Answer a few questions in Where could I live? and this will use your own priorities. Until then, try a perspective.
Working out the fit…
here typical · scale 0–50%
1 crime recorded on Milbourne Close in the last 12 months. The street →
here typical · scale 0–50%
here England and Wales · scale 0–100%
here England and Wales · scale 0–50%
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twynyrodyn Community School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Caedraw Primary | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Ysgol Santes Tudful | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Abercanaid Community | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Gwaunfarren Primary | Primary | 2.2 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa High School | Secondary | 1.4 km | – |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Afon Taf High School | Secondary | 3.4 km | – |
| Pen-Y-Dre High School | Secondary | 3.5 km | – |
| Aberdare Community School | Secondary | 5.6 km | – |
Every primary near CF47 0UH, 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 | Merthyr Town F.C. | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Club Cefn Pole Transformer | 4.2 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Merthyr Tydfil Indoor Bowls Club | 780 m | 3 |
| Squash | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 700 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 700 m | 1 |
| Cricket | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Monster mountain Motocross Track | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Greenie Muga | 2.8 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 Merthyr Tydfil, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 413k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Gladstone Terrace, 250 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 81, 79, 78, X4); 31 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Twynyrodyn Community School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cyfarthfa High School, 1.4 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi Store, 700 m away, with Children In Need Playgroup closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pontcae Medical Practice (1.6 km), with Beacons Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Lextan is 850 m away.
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Oriental Garden is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and Merthyr Tydfil (Rhydycar) Bowls the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 18% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 51% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Thomastown Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre (700 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 38 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 60 km.
Most households own their home, 16% 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.
4 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.
More for moving: Moving for a reason · Where could I live? · Places like Pentre-bach & Mountain Hare · Compare a shortlist