CF47 9LG

Penydarren · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Merthyr Tydfil
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF47 9LF 57 m
CF47 9LH 61 m
CF47 9LP 89 m
CF47 9LJ 106 m
CF47 9LB 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF47 9LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF47
Postcode sector
CF47 9
Latitude
51.755629
Longitude
-3.370439
British National Grid easting
305,504
British National Grid northing
207,215

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Parish or community
W04000720
Output area
W00006871
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002E · W01001310
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002 · W02000284

Postcode source versions

Explore CF47

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
23, Tygwyn Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9LG 9 October 2024 £110,000
8, Tygwyn Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9LG 21 October 2022 £92,500
1, Tygwyn Street, Penydarren, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 9LG 21 May 2021 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School

    Welsh establishment

    172 m
  2. Ty Dysgu

    Welsh establishment

    204 m
  3. Gwaunfarren Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    313 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,176
  • Shoplifting 395
  • Public order 328
  • Anti social behaviour 288
  • Criminal damage and arson 266

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

27 female, 37 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.6% 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 Spring 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

    1.4 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    1.7 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    1.7 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    1.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Bishop Hedley School

    BCT · Penydarren

    0.1 miles
  • Penydarren Club

    BCT · Penydarren

    0.1 miles
  • Bishop Hedley School

    BCT · Penydarren

    0.1 miles
  • Penydarren Club

    BCT · Penydarren

    0.1 miles
  • Steps

    BCT · Penydarren

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £101,250 from 2 recorded sales in CF47 9LG. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School is the nearest published school at 172 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,176 events.

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