CF47 0SH Merthyr Tydfil
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Merthyr Tydfil in 2026-27: Band D £2,594 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,729 | £2,017 | £2,305 | £2,594 | £3,170 | £3,746 | £4,323 | £5,187 | £6,052 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (68% of about 1,020 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- 6 Coedcae'r Court, grade II
- 7 Coedcae'r Court, grade II
- 8 Coedcae'r Court, grade II
- 9 Coedcae'r Court, grade II
- Schoolroom at Zion Chapel, grade II
- The Court House, grade II
- Tydfil House, grade II
- Zion Chapel (Capel Seion), grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 26 address points in this postcode, 4 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 4 at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 26 addresses are between 172 m and 182 m above sea level (177 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Merthyr Tydfil 413,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 200 m |
| Pentre-Bach 30,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Troed-Y-Rhiw 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 50 within 800 m; nearest Seion Twynyrodyn | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Merthyr Bus Station 14 Merthyr Tydfil | 320 m |
| EV charging points | 15 within 1.6 km; nearest Gilar Street Car Park | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 38.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pontcae Medical Practice | 700 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Beacons Pharmacy | 280 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Courtland Dental Centre LTD | 180 m |
| Hospital | Prince Charles Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Merthyr Police Station | 350 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 13-14 Market Square Halifax | 360 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.1 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m north-west. 68 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m north-west |
| Ynys Fach Iron Furnaces | Scheduled monument | 660 m west |
| Ynysfach Engine House | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m west |
| Cyfarthfa Canal Level | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Iron Canal Bridge from Rhydycar | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Cyfarthfa Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm Blacs | Valley | 870 m south-east |
| Cwm Glo | Valley | 1.4 km west |
| Castle Wood | Wood | 1.8 km north-west |
| Pwll Glas | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Garden Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Pen-y-lan Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 42% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.