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Thinking of living at CF48 3NP? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantysgallog Primary School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Dowlais Primary School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Gellifaelog Primary School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School | Secondary | 1.7 km | – |
| Pen-Y-Dre High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Cyfarthfa High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
Every primary near CF48 3NP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Guest Memorial Social & Bowls Club | 480 m | 4 |
| Football | Merthyr Saints Football Club | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Golf | Morlais Castle Golf Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Greenie Muga | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Motocross | Monster mountain Motocross Track | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Hills Plymouth Cricket Club | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Rhymney Rugby Club | 4.8 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, a short drive or bike ride (3.0 km), with 413k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Upper Row, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (route 35); 21 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Pantysgallog Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School, 1.7 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Asda Stores, 800 m away, with Richards Fruiters & Florist closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Morlais Medical Practice (600 m), with Dowlais Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Salon L is 300 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Merthyr Motor Auctions (MMA) is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Morlais Tavern the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 91 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 13% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 57% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Old Thomastown Park, 2.4 km away; for exercise, Rival Fitness Merthyr (500 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 41 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 61 km.
Most households own their home, 18% 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.
23 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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