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CF48 1AB

Cyfarthfa · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF48 1AH 93 m
CF48 1AD 114 m
CF48 1AR 119 m
CF48 1AG 135 m
CF48 1AU 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 1AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1
Latitude
51.744563
Longitude
-3.384792
British National Grid easting
304,490
British National Grid northing
206,003

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Electoral ward
Cyfarthfa · W05001617
Parish or community
W04000714
Westminster constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare · W07000099
Output area
W00010287
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 004B · W01001293
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 004 · W02000286

Postcode source versions

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Property

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
180, Cae'r Wern, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AB 15 November 2024 £140,000
161, Cae'r Wern, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AB 22 September 2023 £135,000
191, Cae'r Wern, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AB 12 August 2022 £168,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Caedraw Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    463 m

  2. Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

  3. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,465
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 830
  • Shoplifting 467
  • Anti social behaviour 257
  • Public order 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 178

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

41 female, 42 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.9% 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+
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

6

within 5 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    200 m

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    388 m

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    388 m

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    388 m

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    2.7 km

  • BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W95634

    4.4 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

  • Llwyncelyn Close

    BCT · Ynysfach

    0.0 miles

  • Llwyncelyn Close

    BCT · Ynysfach

    0.0 miles

  • Teachers Centre

    BCT · Ynysfach

    0.1 miles

  • Merthyr Tydfil College

    BCT · Merthyr Tydfil

    0.1 miles

  • Ynysfach Rugby Club

    BCT · Ynysfach

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £137,500 from 4 recorded sales in CF48 1AB. 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

20 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Caedraw Primary School is the nearest published school at 463 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,465 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 830 events.

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