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Thinking of living at CF48 2PL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol-Y-Graig | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Coed Y Dderwen Primary School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Goetre Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa Park Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Heolgerrig Community School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Pen-Y-Dre High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School | Secondary | 2.1 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa High School | Secondary | 2.6 km | – |
Every primary near CF48 2PL, 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 | 840 m | 4 |
| Golf | Golf Club Cefn Pole Transformer | 560 m | 3 |
| Bowls | West End Bowls Club | 1.9 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Greenie Muga | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | 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 (2.5 km), with 413k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 22 minutes on weekdays (route 25); 30 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ysgol-Y-Graig, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Pen-Y-Dre High School, 1.7 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 2.4 km away, with Sheppard's Chemist closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Practice 3 Keir Hardie He (1.9 km), with Knights Cefn Coed Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Salon Q is 200 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Cefn tea rooms is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Cefn Coed Social Club the nearest pub (200 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 Cyfarthfa Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Rival Fitness Merthyr (3.0 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.
20 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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