Schools
15 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Pen-Y-Dre High School is the nearest published school at 528 m.
Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.
CF48 2TN
Vaynor · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales
Updated September 2026
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- Post town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Ward
- Vaynor
- Local authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Postcode district
- CF48
- Postcode sector
- CF48 2
Nearby postcodes
Complete postcode fields and official codes
- Postcode
- CF48 2TN
- Status
- Current
- Introduced
- 1 January 1980
- Terminated
- Not published
- Postcode area
- CF
- Postcode district
- CF48
- Postcode sector
- CF48 2
- Latitude
- 51.768385
- Longitude
- -3.372289
- British National Grid easting
- 305,403
- British National Grid northing
- 208,636
Statistical and administrative geographies
- Country
- Wales · W92000004
- Region
- W99999999
- Local authority district
- Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
- Electoral ward
- Vaynor · W05001626
- Parish or community
- W04000881
- Westminster constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare · W07000099
- Output area
- W00006938
- Lower layer super output area
- Merthyr Tydfil 008F · W01001898
- Middle layer super output area
- Merthyr Tydfil 008 · W02000415
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fernhill Bungalow, Pontsarn Road, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 2TN | 14 February 1997 | £30,000 |
Schools
Within 3.1 miles of this postcode
- Open schools
- 15
- Primary
- 0
- Secondary
- 0
- 528 m
Pen-Y-Dre High School
Welsh establishment
- 929 m
Gellifaelog Primary School
Welsh establishment
- 1.1 km
Pantysgallog Primary School
Welsh establishment
Recorded crime
Within 1 mile of this postcode
- Published events
- 1,669
- Months covered
- 12
- Latest month
- June 2026
Most recorded categories in this period
- Violence and sexual offences 709
- Criminal damage and arson 189
- Public order 176
- Anti social behaviour 132
- Vehicle crime 104
Census 2021
Population and age profile
- Postcode residents
- 2
- Postcode households
- 2
- Residents per household
- 1.0
- CF48 2 residents
- 5,952
2 female, 0 male
Age bands in CF48 2
Wider postcode sector- Age 0 to 14
- 15.5%
- Age 15 to 24
- 10.3%
- Age 25 to 44
- 22.9%
- Age 45 to 64
- 28.2%
- Age 65 and over
- 23.2%
919 residents
608 residents
1,359 residents
1,671 residents
1,373 residents
This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF48 2 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
5
within 5 km
MORLAIS MEDICAL PRACTICE
BERRY SQUARE, DOWLAIS, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 3AL
ODS code W95086
1.2 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
2.7 km
PRACTICE 2
KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ
ODS code W95647
2.7 km
PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE
KEIR HARDIE HEALTH PARK, ABERDARE ROAD, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 1BZ
ODS code W95005
2.7 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
- 0.1 miles
Gurnos Ring Road
BCT · Galon Uchaf
- 0.2 miles
Galon Uchaf Roundabout
BCT · Galon Uchaf
- 0.2 miles
Eighth Avenue
BCT · Galon Uchaf
- 0.2 miles
Eighth Avenue
BCT · Galon Uchaf
- 0.2 miles
Crossroads
BCT · Galon Uchaf
Evidence in context
Recorded crime
1,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 709 events.
The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.