CF48 4RB

Merthyr Vale · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CF48 4RA 66 m
CF48 4QN 79 m
CF48 4RN 84 m
CF48 4QZ 96 m
CF48 4QL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CF48 4RB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CF
Postcode district
CF48
Postcode sector
CF48 4
Latitude
51.692829
Longitude
-3.345002
British National Grid easting
307,131
British National Grid northing
200,198

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Merthyr Tydfil · W06000024
Parish or community
W04000717
Output area
W00006830
Lower layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 006G · W01001961
Middle layer super output area
Merthyr Tydfil 006 · W02000288

Postcode source versions

Explore CF48

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Bridge Street, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4RB 17 February 2026 £95,000
Former Mount View Surgery, Bridge Street, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4RB 30 May 2022 £130,000
1, Bridge Street, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 4RB 10 February 2022 £145,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Ynysowen Community Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    425 m
  2. Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug

    Welsh establishment

    493 m
  3. Afon Taf High School

    Welsh establishment

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
297
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Public order 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Other theft 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

11 female, 11 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
CF48 4 residents
7,701

Age bands in CF48 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,276 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

815 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

1,942 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

1,999 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

1,518 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider CF48 4 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

5

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W95634

    2.1 km

  • MEDDYGFA GLAN CYNON SURGE

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

    ODS code W95029

    2.6 km

  • HEALTH HUB IW

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

    ODS code W00208

    3.4 km

  • TREHARRIS PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    FOX STREET, TREHARRIS, CF46 5HE

    ODS code W95032

    4.2 km

  • ABERCWMBOI MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W95087

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wingfield Street

    BCT · Aberfan

    0.0 miles
  • Wingfield Street

    BCT · Aberfan

    0.1 miles
  • Capel Smyrna

    BCT · Aberfan

    0.1 miles
  • Capel Smyrna

    BCT · Aberfan

    0.1 miles
  • Aberfan Community Centre

    BCT · Aberfan

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £112,500 from 4 recorded sales in CF48 4RB. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ynysowen Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

297 published events cover 12 months, averaging 24.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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