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Merthyr Tydfil 006E

Neighbourhood

South west Merthyr Tydfil. 1,408 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Merthyr Tydfil 006E is in decile 2.

Population
1,475
Joint 21,840th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.7%
Joint 7,657th lowest of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Merthyr Tydfil 006E compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Merthyr Tydfil 006EMiddle
Population36 neighbourhoods, Merthyr Tydfil · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Merthyr Tydfil36 areas from 1,172 to 2,410. The middle area is 1,584. Merthyr Tydfil 006E is 1,475.
1,47511th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage36 neighbourhoods, Merthyr Tydfil · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Merthyr Tydfil36 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 87.9%. Merthyr Tydfil 006E is 70.8%.
70.8%8th lowest
Claimant rate36 neighbourhoods, Merthyr Tydfil · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Merthyr Tydfil36 areas from 0.7% to 7.2%. The middle area is 3.0%. Merthyr Tydfil 006E is 2.5%.
2.5%joint 8th lowest
Aged 15 to 6436 neighbourhoods, Merthyr Tydfil · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every neighbourhood in Merthyr Tydfil36 areas from 57.7% to 69.3%. The middle area is 63.4%. Merthyr Tydfil 006E is 57.7%.
57.7%lowest

Is Merthyr Tydfil 006E safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merthyr Tydfil 006E at a rate of 88.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 85.4 per 1,000 people across Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw & Bedlinog.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 15 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merthyr Tydfil 006E.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (45), other crime (23) and anti-social behaviour (20).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil

These figures are published for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of Merthyr Tydfil and not Merthyr Tydfil 006E alone. See Merthyr Tydfil

Average house price
£148,656
Down 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,152
67th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
Joint 15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
58,362
Down 0.6% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Merthyr Tydfil 006E in brief

Merthyr Tydfil 006E had 1,475 usual residents at the census.

In Merthyr Tydfil 006E, 70.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Merthyr Tydfil 006E, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.7% of residents in Merthyr Tydfil 006E were aged 15 to 64 at the census.