# CF72 8GQ: area report for a postcode in Vale of Glamorgan

CF72 8GQ is a postcode in Vale of Glamorgan.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Vale of Glamorgan. Open the map at CF72 8GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) › [CF72](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf72) › [CF72 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf72-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Vale of Glamorgan 003A: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **Pontyclun, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 560 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **Wales’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Vale of Glamorgan 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **£303,112 average price**: For the whole of Vale of Glamorgan, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF72 8GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £645,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £350,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £405,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £390,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| November 2023 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| July 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £303,112** (July 2026). Vale of Glamorgan’s average house price was £303,112 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 6.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,656** (2025). Full-time workers living in Vale of Glamorgan earned a median of £38,656 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 169th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Vale of Glamorgan costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 143rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Population estimate: 135,362** (2025). Vale of Glamorgan’s population was an estimated 135,362 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). No change in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Vale of Glamorgan 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £589,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Vale of Glamorgan 003A was £589,975 in 2025. 2,863rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,308** (2021). Vale of Glamorgan 003A had 2,308 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,984th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.6%** (January 2026). In Vale of Glamorgan 003A, 93.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 1.6%** (August 2026). In Vale of Glamorgan 003A, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## CF72 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £259,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF72 was £259,995 in 2025. Joint 827th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,930** (2021). CF72 had 27,930 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,032nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in CF72 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.1%** (January 2026). In CF72, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan)
- Centre: 51.4995, -3.3751

Council: [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-glamorgan) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Vale of Glamorgan](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/vale-of-glamorgan): Kanishka Narayan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.3751,51.4995,CF728GQ

## How to cite

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