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Bryn-cae & Llanharan
What it's like at CF72 9LA: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Ivy Cottage LanelayDetached | Jan 2014 | £290,000 | 130 m² | £2,231/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llys AfonDetached | Mar 2016 | £435,000 | 192 m² | £2,266/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Pontyclun, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km), with 278k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Lanelay Hall, 400 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (routes 64, 321, 122, 404); 10 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Tonysguboriau Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Y Pant Comprehensive, 1.1 km away.
It's a family area: 20% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 950 m away, with Greggs closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Newpark Surgery (950 m), with Talbot Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Dean Price Barbering is 700 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Lanelay Hall Hotel & Spa is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Frames Snooker Club the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 94 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 31% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 735 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Beer Garden, 1.1 km away; for exercise, PureGym (1.2 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 17 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 53 km.
Most households own their home, 13% 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.
Pontypridd constituency: Alex Davies-Jones MP (Labour), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 8,402 (21.3%), turnout 52%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Reform UK 20%, Plaid Cymru 13%, Conservative 10%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CF72 9LA →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.7% | 97.0% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 0.6% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.2% | 1.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Col-Huw Beach (Llantwit Major) · about 31 min
Nearest: Cardiff International Pool · about 33 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.