CF48
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Merthyr Tydfil and Troedyrhiw, in Merthyr Tydfil.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF48 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CF48, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CF48 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF48 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF48 at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across CF.
In August 2026 alone, 301 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF48.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,117), other crime (579) and anti-social behaviour (382).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF48 was 108.4 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in CF48, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF48 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (Wales’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF48
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Tydfil 002A | 1,510 | 95.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.2% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 002B | 1,575 | 37.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.5% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 002C | 1,816 | 122.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 002D | 1,728 | 132.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.6% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 003A | 2,080 | 51.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 84.5% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 003B | 1,669 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 003E | 1,934 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.1% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 004A | 1,842 | 113.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.3% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 004B | 1,681 | 349.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.6% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 005A | 2,097 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 52.4% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 006B | 1,431 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 53.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 006E | 1,475 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 70.8% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 006F | 1,476 | 82.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.1% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 006G | 2,343 | 91.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 76.1% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008F | 1,462 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.8% |
MPs for CF48
- Gerald JonesLabourMP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare99% of CF48’s postcodes
- David ChadwickLiberal DemocratMP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe0.4% of CF48’s postcodes
- Nick SmithLabourMP for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney0.4% of CF48’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CF483
Postcode sectors in CF484
Council1
Towns in CF481
Postcode districts next to CF487
Nearest rail stations1
More in the CF postcode area2
CF48 in brief
CF48 is a postcode district covering Merthyr Tydfil and Troedyrhiw, in Merthyr Tydfil.
About 27,071 people lived in CF48 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £150,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 108.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF48 was £150,000 in 2025.
CF48 had 26,978 usual residents at the census.
In CF48, 82.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CF48, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.