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Coordinates & Location for CF72 8ES
Postcode
CF72 8ES
Coordinates
51.5289, -3.4549
Grid reference
SS991821
Easting
299,169
Northing
182,116
Region
Wales
Plus Code
9C3RGGHW+H2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Llanharan and Brynna
Travel to Work
Cardiff
ITL Region
Rhondda Cynon Taf
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD Wales — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
1614
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1614 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
No religion61.1%
Christian33.1%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4926.4%
25–3419.5%
50–6412.7%
5–910.5%
≤49.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children29.3%
Other14.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 23.4%
Administrative Information
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Local Authority
Council AreaPontypridd W07000106
Constituency
W07000106South Wales
Police Force
Wales
Ward
Brynna and Llanharan
Constituency code
W07000106
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Llanharan
International Territorial Level
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Health & NHS
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS WalesWales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 029F W01001966
W01001966MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Rhondda Cynon Taf 029 W02000280
W02000280LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Rhondda Cynon Taf 029B W01001161
W01001161MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Rhondda Cynon Taf 029 W02000280
W02000280Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:23 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:23 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode CF72 8ES introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD Wales rank: 1614
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA W01001966 and MSOA W02000280 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CF72 8ES is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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