# CF46 6TQ: area report for a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil

CF46 6TQ is a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil.

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 Merthyr Tydfil. Open the map at CF46 6TQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) › [CF46](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf46) › [CF46 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf46-6)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 117% on July. Merthyr Tydfil 006A: 81 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **Merthyr Vale, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 130 m south west. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **Wales’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Merthyr Tydfil 006A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **£156,721 average price**: For the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **No gigabit broadband at CF46 6TQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ
- **3.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bedlinog Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bedlinog-community-primary-school-w6752054) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £177,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £144,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £292,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £156,721** (July 2026). Merthyr Tydfil’s average house price was £156,721 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,152** (2025). Full-time workers living in Merthyr Tydfil earned a median of £35,152 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 67th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Merthyr Tydfil costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most 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: 58,362** (2025). Merthyr Tydfil’s population was an estimated 58,362 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026.

## Merthyr Tydfil 006A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £101,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merthyr Tydfil 006A was £101,000 in 2025. Joint 418th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,358** (2021). Merthyr Tydfil 006A had 1,358 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,463rd least 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: 60.2%** (January 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 006A, 60.2% 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: 4.4%** (August 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 006A, 4.4% 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.

## CF46 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £151,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF46 was £151,500 in 2025. Joint 120th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 14,510** (2021). CF46 had 14,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 974th least 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: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in CF46 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: 56.5%** (January 2026). In CF46, 56.5% 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: [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil)
- Centre: 51.7014, -3.3123

Council: [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/merthyr-tydfil-and-aberdare): Gerald Jones (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=-3.3123,51.7014,CF466TQ

## How to cite

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