Cefnpennar has a convenience store / village shop, pub, chapel, parish church and its own golf course named: Mountain Ash Golf Club (Welsh: Clwb Golff Aberpennar) as well as a children's playground and near opposite of which are a pair of bottle recycling banks.
The nearest schools are Glenboi Primary School in Fernhill (1.2 km)Caegarw Primary School (1.8 km) for primary education and Mountain Ash Comprehensive school (1 km) for secondary education.