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CF47 9AP

Penydarren · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Merthyr Tydfil
Ward
Penydarren
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF47 9DZ 175 m
CF47 9AR 225 m
CF47 9AX 248 m
CF47 9AN 279 m
CF47 9AW 288 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF47 9AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 9
Latitude
51.759220
Longitude
-3.373228
British National Grid easting
305,319
British National Grid northing
207,618

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Electoral ward
Penydarren · W05001622
Parish or community
W04000720
Westminster constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare · W07000099
Output area
W00006864
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002E · W01001310
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002 · W02000284

Postcode source versions

Explore CF47

Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Darn O Dir, Gwaunfarren Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AP 31 May 2022 £297,500
Talwyn, Gwaunfarren Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AP 22 April 2022 £200,000
White Roses, Gwaunfarren Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9AP 2 June 2017 £135,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School

    Welsh establishment

    279 m

  2. Gwaunfarren Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    409 m

  3. Ty Dysgu

    Welsh establishment

    600 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,087
  • Public order 300
  • Criminal damage and arson 264
  • Anti social behaviour 250
  • Shoplifting 244

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29
13 female, 16 male
Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.9
CF47 9 residents
10,591

Age bands in CF47 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.4%
2,462 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.7%
1,280 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.5%
2,917 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.7%
2,710 residents
Age 65 and over
14.7%
1,618 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF47 9 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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    1.1 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    1.6 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    1.8 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    1.8 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Billingham Crescent

    BCT · Penydarren

    258 m

  • Bishop Hedley School

    BCT · Penydarren

    269 m

  • Park Hall

    BCT · Galon Uchaf

    270 m

  • Ninth Avenue Bottom

    BCT · Galon Uchaf

    275 m

  • Bishop Hedley School

    BCT · Penydarren

    310 m

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £248,750 from 2 recorded sales in CF47 9AP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Merthyr Tydfil is £146,611 in June 2026, down 3.0% year on year.

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School is the nearest published school at 279 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,087 events.

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