CF47 8PR

Park · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Park
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF47 8NP 39 m
CF47 8PP 53 m
CF47 8NW 69 m
CF47 8PW 71 m
CF47 8TR 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF47 8PR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 8
Latitude
51.751692
Longitude
-3.384937
British National Grid easting
304,495
British National Grid northing
206,796

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Electoral ward
Park · W05001621
Parish or community
W04000719
Output area
W00006843
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 003D · W01001306
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 003 · W02000285

Postcode source versions

Explore CF47

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    257 m
  2. Gwaunfarren Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    820 m
  3. Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful

    Welsh establishment

    915 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,188
  • Shoplifting 523
  • Public order 353
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 264

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
CF47 8 residents
3,719

Age bands in CF47 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

451 residents

Age 15 to 24
13%

451 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

876 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

938 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

759 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF47 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    602 m

  • PRACTICE 1

    KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ

    ODS code W95023

    673 m

  • PRACTICE 2

    KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ

    ODS code W95647

    673 m

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

    KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ

    ODS code W95005

    673 m

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    2.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Grawen Arms Inn

    BCT · The Quar

    0.0 miles
  • Grawen Arms Inn

    BCT · The Quar

    0.0 miles
  • Brecon Road Spar

    BCT · Morgan Town

    0.1 miles
  • Brecon Road Spar

    BCT · Morgan Town

    0.1 miles
  • Round House

    BCT · Merthyr Tydfil

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

18 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 257 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

3,343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,188 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.