# CF47 8RJ: area report for a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil

CF47 8RJ 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 CF47 8RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) › [CF47](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf47) › [CF47 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf47-8)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Merthyr Tydfil 003C: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **Merthyr Tydfil, 920 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 70 m north east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **Wales’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Merthyr Tydfil 003C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **£156,721 average price**: For the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 910 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF47 8RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ
- **6.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ty Dysgu](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ty-dysgu-w6751106) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Gwaunfarren Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gwaunfarren-primary-w6752020) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-carlo-acutis-catholic-school-w6755900) | All-through | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cyfarthfa High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cyfarthfa-high-school-w6754013) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Cyfarthfa Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cyfarthfa-park-primary-school-w6752002) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [YSGOL SANTES TUDFUL](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ysgol-santes-tudful-w6752042) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Goetre Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goetre-primary-school-w6752356) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Twynyrodyn Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/twynyrodyn-community-school-w6752352) | Primary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £255,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2025 | £187,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Merthyr Tydfil (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m)
- Pharmacies: BEACONS PHARMACY (840 m); WELL (880 m); WELL (880 m)
- Dental practices: CYFARTHFA DENTAL CARE (350 m); CHURCH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); COURTLAND DENTAL CENTRE LTD (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Merthyr Tydfil (510 m, Spar); Tesco Merthyr Tydfil Extra (820 m, Tesco); Iceland Merthyr Tydfil (910 m, Iceland)

## 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 003C (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £255,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merthyr Tydfil 003C was £255,000 in 2025. Joint 11,965th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,225** (2021). Merthyr Tydfil 003C had 1,225 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,018th 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 003C, 97.6% 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: 2.9%** (August 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 003C, 2.9% 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.

## CF47 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF47 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,836** (2021). CF47 had 21,836 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,352nd 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: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in CF47 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: 87.4%** (January 2026). In CF47, 87.4% 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: 51.7529, -3.3763

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=-3.3763,51.7529,CF478RJ

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