Schools
19 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Caedraw Primary School is the nearest published school at 544 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF48 1YE
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
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF48 1YE
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 July 1986
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF48
- Postcode sector
- CF48 1
- Latitude
- 51.746307
- Longitude
- -3.384077
- British National Grid easting
- 304,543
- British National Grid northing
- 206,196
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
- W00006777
- Lower layer super output area
- Merthyr Tydfil 004B · W01001293
- Middle layer super output area
- Merthyr Tydfil 004 · W02000286
Postcode source versions
- Ordnance Survey: Code-Point Open Version 2026-08 · Current postcode units in Great Britain · OGL-3.0
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory Version 2026-08 · United Kingdom; Northern Ireland excluded pending rights review; Crown Dependencies outside product scope · OGL-3.0 with third-party rights
- Ordnance Survey: Boundary-Line Version 2026-05 · Local-authority boundaries in Great Britain · OS OpenData Licence
Explore CF48
Property
1 recorded
sale at this postcode
| Address | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Pontcae Surgery, Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YE | 28 March 2018 | £350,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 19
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 544 m
Caedraw Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 828 m
Cyfarthfa Park Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 870 m
Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Santes Tudful
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 2,640
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 896
- Shoplifting 468
- Anti social behaviour 281
- Public order 275
- Criminal damage and arson 194
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- Not supplied
- Postcode households
- Not supplied
- Residents per household
- Not available
- CF48 1 residents
- 9,045
Age bands in CF48 1
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 19.1%
- Age 15 to 24
- 9.7%
- Age 25 to 44
- 25.7%
- Age 45 to 64
- 25.9%
- Age 65 and over
- 19.7%
1,789 residents
909 residents
2,411 residents
2,430 residents
1,851 residents
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
6
within 5 km
PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE
DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE
ODS code W95072
0 m
PRACTICE 1
KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ
ODS code W95023
380 m
PRACTICE 2
KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ
ODS code W95647
380 m
PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE
KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ
ODS code W95005
380 m
MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE
BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL
ODS code W95086
2.5 km
BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE
HEOL AFON TAF, TROEDYRHIW, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4DT
ODS code W95634
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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.
Nearby transport
- 0.0 miles
RAFA Club
BCT · Georgetown
- 0.0 miles
RAFA Club
BCT · Georgetown
- 0.1 miles
Kirkhouse Memorial Hall
BCT · Georgetown
- 0.1 miles
Kirkhouse Memorial Hall
BCT · Georgetown
- 0.1 miles
Merthyr Tydfil College
BCT · Merthyr Tydfil
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
2,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 896 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.