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CF48 1AA

Plymouth · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Merthyr Tydfil
Ward
Plymouth
Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF48 1YR 46 m
CF48 1AJ 69 m
CF48 1AX 100 m
CF48 1YY 104 m
CF48 1BJ 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 1AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1
Latitude
51.725984
Longitude
-3.368906
British National Grid easting
305,548
British National Grid northing
203,916

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Electoral ward
Plymouth · W05001623
Parish or community
W04000723
Westminster constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare · W07000099
Output area
W00006873
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 005A · W01001314
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 005 · W02000287

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rose Cottage, Catherine Square, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AA 7 November 2005 £141,000
Rose Cottage, Catherine Square, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AA 26 February 1999 £50,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Abercanaid Community School

    Welsh establishment

    590 m

  2. Greenfield Special School

    Welsh establishment

    752 m

  3. Twynrodyn Community School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 174
  • Anti social behaviour 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 34
  • Shoplifting 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

1 female, 4 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
CF48 1 residents
9,045

Age bands in CF48 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,789 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

909 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,411 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

2,430 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

1,851 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF48 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

8

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    HEOL AFON TAF, TROEDYRHIW, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4DT

    ODS code W95634

    2.1 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    2.5 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    2.7 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    2.7 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    2.7 km

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    4.1 km

  • HEALTH HUB IW

    YSBYTY CWM CYNON, NEW ROAD, MOUNTAIN ASH, CF45 4BZ

    ODS code W00208

    4.7 km

  • ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL CENTRE, 1-3 JOHN STREET, ABERCWMBOI, ABERDARE, CF44 6BL

    ODS code W95087

    5.0 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

  • Pond Row

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles

  • Pond Row

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles

  • Apple Cottage

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles

  • Apple Cottage

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles

  • Hoovers Main Gate

    BCT · Pentrebach

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abercanaid Community School is the nearest published school at 590 m.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 174 events.

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