# CF48 1RQ: area report for a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil

CF48 1RQ 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 CF48 1RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Merthyr Tydfil](https://openindex.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil) › [CF48](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf48) › [CF48 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cf48-1)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 46% on July. Merthyr Tydfil 005A: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **Pentre-Bach, 220 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **Outside flood zones**: Nearest zone is 100 m east. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **Wales’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Merthyr Tydfil 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **£156,721 average price**: For the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at CF48 1RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Abercanaid Community](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abercanaid-community-w6752000) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Greenfield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-school-w6757013) | Special | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |
| [Troedyrhiw  Commmunity Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/troedyrhiw-commmunity-primary-school-w6752354) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2023 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pentre-Bach (220 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Merthyr Pentrebach (450 m, Iceland); Co-op Pentrebach (560 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Merthyr Tydfil 005A was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 2,383rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,097** (2021). Merthyr Tydfil 005A had 2,097 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,960th most 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: 52.4%** (January 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 005A, 52.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In Merthyr Tydfil 005A, 2.6% 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.

## CF48 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £150,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in CF48 was £150,000 in 2025. Joint 106th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 26,978** (2021). CF48 had 26,978 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,079th 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in CF48 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: 82.1%** (January 2026). In CF48, 82.1% 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: 51.7233, -3.3638

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=-3.3638,51.7233,CF481RQ

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