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Thinking of living on Egypt Street? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parclewis Primary School | Primary | 300 m | – |
| Coedpenmaen County Primary | Primary | 950 m | – |
| St Michaels Primary | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Coedylan Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Ysgol Gymraeg Evan James | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Cardinal Newman R.C. | Secondary | 2.5 km | – |
| Ysgol Afon Wen | Secondary | 2.6 km | – |
| Ysgol Bro Taf | Secondary | 3.0 km | – |
| Ysgol Garth Olwg | Secondary | 3.6 km | – |
| Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School | Secondary | 4.7 km | – |
Every primary near CF37 1BS, 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 | Pontypridd A.F.C. | 60 m | 5 |
| Rugby | Glyncoch Rugby Football Club | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Tennis | Treforest Tennis Club Treforest Substation | 850 m | 2 |
| Golf | Pontypridd Golf Club Pole Transformer | 1.0 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Sports Hall | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Lido Ponty | 750 m | 1 |
| Futsal | Sports Hall | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Sports Hall | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Indoor Bowls Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Arthur's Gym | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Pacific Fitness | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Pacific Fitness | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Squash | Canolfan Hamdden Llanilltud Faerdref | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | The Mat Academy | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Navigation Quarry | 4.4 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 Trefforest, about a 10-minute walk (800 m), with 712k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Broadway, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 100, 102, 120); 46 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Parclewis Primary School, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cardinal Newman R.C., 2.5 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 300 m away, with Pontypridd Foodbank closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Toe-Tle Footcare (950 m), with Treforest Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Treforest Nails is 550 m away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Olive's Attic is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Railway Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 111 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is The Common, 650 m away; for exercise, Taff Vale Park (100 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 22 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Most households own their home, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 35% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 30% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
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.
32 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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