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CF48 1BB

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 1BE 47 m
CF48 1BF 51 m
CF48 1BG 103 m
CF48 1TL 119 m
CF48 1BL 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 1BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1
Latitude
51.745872
Longitude
-3.410007
British National Grid easting
302,752
British National Grid northing
206,182

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
W00006774
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 003B · W01001294
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 003 · W02000285

Postcode source versions

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Property

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Mountain Rise, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1BB 3 March 2026 £169,000
7, Mountain Rise, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1BB 26 February 2025 £193,000
14, Mountain Rise, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1BB 19 January 2024 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Heolgerrig Community School

    Welsh establishment

    413 m

  2. Ysgol Gynradd Coed y Dderwen

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

  3. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
639
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 222
  • Shoplifting 160
  • Public order 67
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

21 female, 24 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.5% 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

7

within 5 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    1.4 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    1.4 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    1.4 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    1.8 km

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    4.0 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7DD

    ODS code W95001

    4.4 km

  • 74 MONK STREET

    73-74 MONK STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7PA

    ODS code W95633

    4.6 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

  • Chester Close

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.1 miles

  • Worcester Close

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.2 miles

  • Worcester Close

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.2 miles

  • Ynysdawel

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.2 miles

  • Corner Houses

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £201,000 from 6 recorded sales in CF48 1BB. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Heolgerrig Community School is the nearest published school at 413 m.

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

Recorded crime

639 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 222 events.

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