Local servicesHospitalPontypridd & District Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryEglwysbach Medical Practi8 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyGlyncoch Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools12 primary, 1 all-throughPrimaryCraig yr Hesg Primary School162 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCefn Primary School129 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughYsgol Bro Taf902 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL16 miRailway stationAbercynon1.4 miBus stationPontypridd Bus Station Stand 131.2 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop12 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF37 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF37 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:55 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:17 am – 4:05 pm
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People7,495 residentsin the Glyn-coch & Ynys-y-bwl census areaMedian age 39.93,254 households66% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright18% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,180 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 69% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,735 mm of rain a year, 63 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December41 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPen y Foelmountain · 1.3 miPen y Lanmountain · 2.2 miLan Wood Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miTwyn-y-gwynthill · 1.3 miTwyn Hywelhill · 1.6 miCoedcae Berwerdywoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCoed-Pen-Maen Commonpark · 1.3 mi · 13 haYnysangharad Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 16 haPontypridd Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 37 haBarry Sidings Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haDewi Street Allotmentallotments · under a mile · 3 haLido Cenedlaethol Cymrusports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes93 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201824 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202422 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 8.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband0.1% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,382 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation109 m358 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
