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CF72, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales

  • Wales
  • Updated 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
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Centre of CF72. The circle is the 1 mile crime search radius.

Summary

Generated from the figures below

In district CF72, the median sale price over the last 12 months was £250,000 from 252 sales.HM Land Registry 0 homes in the 6 sampled postcodes have an energy certificate.EPC register An average of 53 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month were recorded within 1 mile over the 3 months to August 2026.data.police.uk 49% of premises in the sampled postcodes can get gigabit-capable broadband and 98% can get superfast speeds of 30 Mbit/s or more.Ofcom 248 food businesses on the Food Standards Agency register are within 0.5 miles, including 63 restaurants or cafés, 35 pubs or bars, 26 takeaways.Food Standards Agency

Summary written automatically from the figures below. The data tables take precedence.

Median sale price (12 months)
£250,000
252 sales
Source: HM Land Registry
Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile)
53
Jun-Aug 2026
Source: data.police.uk
Gigabit broadband
49%
of premises
Source: Ofcom
Nearest station
1.0 km
Pontyclun Rail Station
Source: NaPTAN
Food businesses within ½ mile
248
Source: Food Standards Agency

Scores

Each out of 100. Higher is better for the people who live there.

How we score

Safety

64/100

53 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Inputs to the safety score
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour158
Months of data3
Per month52.7
Severity-weighted crimes per km² per month7.8 per km² per month
Search radius1.6 km

Recorded street-level crime within the search radius, weighted by offence type (violence and robbery x2, ASB x0.5), per km² per month, placed on a log scale from 1 (scores 100) to 300 (scores 0).

  • Counts recorded crime by location, not risk to any individual; busy city centres score lower because of footfall.
  • Locations are anonymised to nearby map points by the police.

Confidence: high. Source: data.police.uk. How we score this

Flood risk

Not scored

Environment Agency flood data covers England only; flood warnings and flood maps for Wales come from Natural Resources Wales

Broadband

58/100

Gigabit-capable broadband available to 49% of premises

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Inputs to the broadband score
Gigabit-capable (1 Gbit/s+)48.9%
Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)48.9%
Superfast (30 Mbit/s+)98.4%
Below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation1.6%
Premises in the data186

100 x (0.2 x superfast share + 0.3 x ultrafast share + 0.5 x gigabit share), minus 50 x the share of premises below the universal service obligation.

  • Ofcom's figures are modelled availability, not measured speeds.

Confidence: high. Source: Ofcom. How we score this

Energy efficiency

Not scored

No energy performance certificates were found.

Price trend

45/100

Median sale price down 2.0% year on year in CF72

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Inputs to the price trend score
Change in median price-2%
Median price, last 12 months£250,000
Median price, previous 12 months£254,995
Sales, last 12 months252
Sales, previous 12 months527

50 + 2.5 x the percentage change in median sale price between the last 12 months and the 12 months before (so +20% scores 100 and -20% scores 0).

  • Measures recent price momentum, not value for money or affordability, and is not a forecast.
  • Medians move with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices.

Confidence: high. Source: HM Land Registry. How we score this

Amenities

94/100

248 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Inputs to the amenities score
Food businesses on the FSA register within the radius248
Radius805 m
Weighted count226
Restaurant cafe63
Other retail54
Pub bar35
Takeaway26
Childcare health care25
Other20
School college17
Supermarket8

A weighted count of premises on the Food Standards Agency register within the radius (supermarkets x3, schools x2, cafés, restaurants, pubs and care settings x1, takeaways and other shops x0.5), scored as 100 x (1 - e^(-count / 80)).

  • The FSA register lists businesses that handle food, so it is a proxy for local amenities: parks, GP surgeries and gyms are not included.

Confidence: medium. Source: Food Standards Agency. How we score this

Transport

52/100

Pontyclun Rail Station 1.0 km away; 1 bus stops within 400 m

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Inputs to the transport score
Nearest railway station (Pontyclun Rail Station)1.0 km
Nearest metro or tram stop—
Bus stops within 400 m1

0.55 x a rapid-transit component (the better of: rail station 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 4 km; metro/tram stop 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 2 km) plus 0.45 x a bus component (12.5 points per stop within 400 m, up to 100).

  • NaPTAN lists stops, not how often services run.

Confidence: medium. Source: NaPTAN. How we score this

Planning freedom

Not scored

Planning constraints depend on the exact location, so they are in the full address report.

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Address reports add sold prices for the street and postcode, the property's energy certificate and the planning constraints at that exact spot.

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    • Broadband, crime, flood risk, amenities and transport
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Area insights

Sold prices

Source: HM Land Registry

Score 45/100

£250,000

Median sale price (12 months) · 252 sales

Median sale price down 2.0% year on year in CF72

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District CF72

Median, last 12 months
£250,000
Sales, last 12 months
252
Change on previous 12 months
-2.0%
Median over the period
£250,000
New builds
23%
Leasehold
7%
  • Detached (618)£359,998
  • Semi-detached (590)£229,995
  • Terraced (484)£210,000
  • Flat or maisonette (67)£180,000
20222023202420252026
Median sale price by year
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YearMedianSales
2022 (part year)£254,000228
2023£242,998386
2024£249,998486
2025£259,995481
2026 (part year)£240,000178

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:59.

Energy performance

Source: EPC register

Not scored

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Homes with a certificate
0
Median rating
—
Band C or better
—
  • Band A0
  • Band B0
  • Band C0
  • Band D0
  • Band E0
  • Band F0
  • Band G0

Pooled across 6 postcodes near the centre of the district. Private rentals generally need band E or better.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:59.

Crime

Source: data.police.uk

Score 64/100

53

Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile) · Jun-Aug 2026

53 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Crimes a month (average)
53
Months covered
3 to August 2026
Police force
South Wales Police
  • Violence and sexual offences20
  • Anti-social behaviour13.7
  • Public order6.3
  • Shoplifting4.7
  • Criminal damage and arson3
  • Other theft1.7
  • Other crime1
  • Drugs0.7
  • Robbery0.7
  • Vehicle crime0.7

Crime locations on data.police.uk are anonymised: each crime is mapped to a nearby fixed point (the centre of a street, open space or similar), shown as 'on or near' that place, never to an exact address. Counts cover a 1-mile radius around the point and include anti-social behaviour.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 21:15.

Flood risk

Source: Environment Agency

Not available for this location

Environment Agency flood data covers England only; flood warnings and flood maps for Wales come from Natural Resources Wales

Broadband

Source: Ofcom

Score 58/100

49%

Gigabit broadband · of premises

Gigabit-capable broadband available to 49% of premises

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  • Gigabit (1 Gbit/s+)49%
  • Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+)49%
  • Superfast (30 Mbit/s+)98%
  • Below 10 Mbit/s2%
Fastest predicted download
1,800 Mbit/s
Premises in the data
186

Speeds are Ofcom's modelled maximum predicted speeds for each premises (the best predicted speed from the major providers), not measured line speeds. What a home actually gets depends on the package, in-home wiring and network load.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:59.

Amenities

Source: Food Standards Agency

Score 94/100

248

Food businesses within ½ mile

248 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Food businesses within the radius
248
Radius
805 m
Hygiene rated 4 or 5
90%
  • Restaurants and cafés63
  • Other shops54
  • Pubs and bars35
  • Takeaways26
  • Childcare, health and care25
  • Other20
  • Schools and colleges17
  • Supermarkets8

From the Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, a proxy for everyday amenities.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 23:59.

Public transport

Source: NaPTAN

Score 52/100

1.0 km

Nearest station · Pontyclun Rail Station

Pontyclun Rail Station 1.0 km away; 1 bus stops within 400 m

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Nearest station
Pontyclun Rail Station
Distance
1.0 km
Bus stops within 400 m
1
ModeWithin 400 mWithin 800 mNearest
Bus stops13Tyle Garw (397 m)
Railway stations00Pontyclun Rail Station (1.0 km)

NaPTAN lists stops and stations, not how often services run.

Data fetched 27 Oct 2026, 21:02.

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Sources and attribution

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