CF48 1YY

Plymouth · 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 1AX 26 m
CF48 1LX 34 m
CF48 1BJ 60 m
CF48 1LJ 74 m
CF48 1UJ 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 1YY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 1
Latitude
51.725294
Longitude
-3.367886
British National Grid easting
305,617
British National Grid northing
203,838

Statistical and administrative geographies

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

Postcode source versions

Explore CF48

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Catherine Close, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YY 18 December 2025 £163,000
22, Catherine Close, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YY 5 December 2023 £160,000
22, Catherine Close, Abercanaid, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YY 28 July 2021 £95,250

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Abercanaid Community School

    Welsh establishment

    491 m
  2. Greenfield Special School

    Welsh establishment

    679 m
  3. Troedyrhiw Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 127
  • Anti social behaviour 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Public order 20
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

27 female, 22 male

Postcode households
23
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 0.5% 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+
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

9

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W95634

    2.0 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    2.6 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    2.8 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    2.8 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    2.8 km

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    4.2 km

  • HEALTH HUB IW

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

    ODS code W00208

    4.6 km

  • ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W95087

    4.9 km

  • MEDDYGFA GLAN CYNON SURGE

    TY CALON LAN, OXFORD STREET, MOUNTAIN ASH, CF45 3HD

    ODS code W95029

    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

  • Apple Cottage

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles
  • Apple Cottage

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.1 miles
  • Pond Row

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.2 miles
  • Pond Row

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.2 miles
  • Cardiff Street

    BCT · Abercanaid

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £161,500 from 2 recorded sales in CF48 1YY. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Abercanaid Community School is the nearest published school at 491 m.

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

Recorded crime

304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 127 events.

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