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CF47 9HP

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 9LS 48 m
CF47 9HR 52 m
CF47 9HG 65 m
CF47 9YL 65 m
CF47 9YN 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF47 9HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 9
Latitude
51.757725
Longitude
-3.364939
British National Grid easting
305,888
British National Grid northing
207,441

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
W00006866
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002F · W01001311
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002 · W02000284

Postcode source versions

Explore CF47

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Elim Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9HP 8 November 1995 £15,000

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

    499 m

  2. Gellifaelog Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    503 m

  3. Ty Dysgu

    Welsh establishment

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,355
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 947
  • Public order 239
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Anti social behaviour 206
  • Shoplifting 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4
3 female, 1 male
Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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

    704 m

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    1.8 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    2.1 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    2.1 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    2.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Norton

    BCT · Penydarren

    118 m

  • Norton

    BCT · Penydarren

    120 m

  • Steps

    BCT · Penydarren

    222 m

  • Royal Crescent

    BCT · Penydarren

    241 m

  • Farm Shops

    BCT · Penydarren

    253 m

Evidence in context

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 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,355 published events cover 12 months, averaging 196 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 947 events.

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