CF48 1RT

Cyfarthfa · 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
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF48 1RS 44 m
CF48 1TY 65 m
CF48 1TS 107 m
CF48 1RY 121 m
CF48 1TT 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 1RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1
Latitude
51.746508
Longitude
-3.400481
British National Grid easting
303,411
British National Grid northing
206,240

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Electoral ward
Cyfarthfa · W05001617
Parish or community
W04000714
Output area
W00006768
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 004B · W01001293
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 004 · W02000286

Postcode source versions

Explore CF48

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sunnybank, Farm Road, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1RT 16 February 2024 £500,000
Sunnybank, Farm Road, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1RT 10 March 2022 £325,000
Moelfryn, Farm Road, Heolgerrig, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1RT 6 November 2020 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Heolgerrig Community School

    Welsh establishment

    431 m
  2. Ysgol Gynradd Coed y Dderwen

    Welsh establishment

    879 m
  3. Cyfarthfa Park Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,862
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 646
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Public order 218
  • Anti social behaviour 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 145

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
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+
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

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    753 m

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    753 m

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    753 m

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    1.1 km

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    3.4 km

  • ST JOHN'S MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, ABERDARE, CF44 7DD

    ODS code W95001

    4.9 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

  • Mount Pleasant Stores

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.0 miles
  • Mount Pleasant Stores

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.0 miles
  • Castle View

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.1 miles
  • Trago Mills

    BCT · Gellideg

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Heolgerrig

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £412,500 from 2 recorded sales in CF48 1RT. 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. Heolgerrig Community School is the nearest published school at 431 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,862 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 646 events.

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