CF48 2BL

Dowlais and Pant · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF48 2BH 3 m
CF48 2BJ 25 m
CF48 2BF 64 m
CF48 2BT 80 m
CF48 2BN 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 2BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 2
Latitude
51.772318
Longitude
-3.354900
British National Grid easting
306,611
British National Grid northing
209,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Parish or community
W04000718
Output area
W00006808
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002B · W01001296
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 002 · W02000284

Postcode source versions

Explore CF48

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Pantysgallog Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    189 m
  2. Gellifaelog Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km
  3. Pen-Y-Dre High School

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Public order 82
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • Anti social behaviour 54

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CF48 2 residents
5,952

Age bands in CF48 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

919 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

608 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,359 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,671 residents

Age 65 and over
23.2%

1,373 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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL

    ODS code W95086

    1.1 km

  • PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    DYNEVOR STREET, GEORGETOWN, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1YE

    ODS code W95072

    3.5 km

  • PRACTICE 1

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

    ODS code W95023

    3.8 km

  • PRACTICE 2

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

    ODS code W95647

    3.8 km

  • PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE

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

    ODS code W95005

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Pant War Memorial

    BCT · Pant

    0.1 miles
  • Pant War Memorial

    BCT · Pant

    0.1 miles
  • Gwladys Street Bottom

    BCT · Pant

    0.1 miles
  • Edward Street Middle

    BCT · Pant

    0.1 miles
  • Gwladys Street Top

    BCT · Caeracca

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

16 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pantysgallog Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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