Area Information for Wales, CF72 4BP

House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

The area containing Wales consists predominantly of detached housing, a strong indicator of affluence. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is being repaid through a mortgage or shared ownership arrangement. The national average is just under 30%, while in this area it represents 67% of housing spaces.

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Wales consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Pontypridd UK Parliamentary Constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 52% male.

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around CF72 4BP has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 32% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode CF72 4BP does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

This area is fit as a fiddle, with over 91% of the population reporting themselves as being in Good or Very Good health at this address.

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

CF72 4BP and surrounding area has a larger than average concentration of residents that are degree educated or similar - 51% of the resident population. On average, around 33.6% of census respondents fall in to this category.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Welsh Language Embed This

The area around CF72 4BP has a larger than average concentration of Welsh speakers (at 23% of the resident population). Across Wales, 17% of the population spoke Welsh at the time of the last census.

Figures for Welsh speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 years and over on census day 2021.

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This address (Wales) can be considered less ethnically diverse than the UK average. As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with residents of this area being 97% so.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

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At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CF72 4BP.

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Brynna and Llanharan ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 60% of the resident population. On average, just over 34.3% of census respondents were in full-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

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This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Wales, CF72 4BP is within the Brynna and Llanharan policing neighbourhood, under the South Wales Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In August 2025, 15 crimes were reported within half a mile of CF72 4BP.

Neighbourhood Team

Crime:	Click here to view 15 crimes committed near CF72 4BP
Neighbourhood Team Address	Brynna and Llanharan
Force Website:	https://www.south-wales.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

Below are the details of the closest services to CF72 4BP. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CF72 4BP.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Wales, CF72 4BP. The nearest railway station is Llanharan, approximately 1.1 miles away.

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Wales, CF72 4BP. The nearest is Brynnau Primary, approximately 610 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Wales, CF72 4BP. The nearest is PENCOED COMPREHENSIVE, approximately 1.9 miles away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Wales, CF72 4BP. The nearest is Pen Y Bont Health - Pencoed Surgery, approximately 1.7 miles away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

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Listed here are the 10 closest hospitals to Wales, CF72 4BP. The nearest is Pencoed Physiotherapy Practice, approximately 1.6 miles away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.