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Thinking of living at CF48 1RP? 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 station and supermarket are further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heolgerrig Community School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Coed Y Dderwen Primary School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Cyfarthfa Park Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Caedraw Primary | Primary | 1.6 km | – |
| Ysgol-Y-Graig | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School | Secondary | 2.4 km | – |
| Pen-Y-Dre High School | Secondary | 2.8 km | – |
| Aberdare Community School | Secondary | 4.5 km | – |
| St John Baptist CIW High School | Secondary | 5.2 km | – |
Every primary near CF48 1RP, 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 | ysgol gynradd coed y ddarewn football pitch | 910 m | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Club Cefn Pole Transformer | 2.3 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Merthyr Tydfil Indoor Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Greenie Muga | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gym | Sobell Leisure Centre | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Monster mountain Motocross Track | 4.9 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 Merthyr Tydfil, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 413k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 19); 7 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heolgerrig Community School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cyfarthfa High School, 2.2 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 1.6 km away, with SN Reddy Stores closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Practice 3 Keir Hardie He (850 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, hairport is 1.6 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Subway Cyfarthfa is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Heolgerrig Social Club the nearest pub (under 50 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 64 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Kickabout, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre (1.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 40 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% 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.
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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