Forest Road Treharris, Merthyr Tydfil
136 addresses across 5 postcodes (CF46), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 25102642.
- Energy: 83 homes have an energy certificate (C: 52, D: 23, E: 7, F: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Merthyr Tydfil costs £2,594 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Quakers Yard, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 300 m away, and Treharris Park (7.1 hectares) is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 170 to 215 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 136 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Treharris Primary Care Centre, about 380 m away.
- People: About 1,040 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 18% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 37 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
83 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (45); House, end-terrace (24); House, semi-detached (13). Built: 1950-1966 (52); 1930-1949 (15); 1967-1975 (8). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (38); owner-occupied (33); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (53 addresses)
- 1, Cilhaul
- 2, Cilhaul
- 3, Cilhaul
- 4, Cilhaul
- 6, Cilhaul
- 9, Cilhaul
- 11, Cilhaul
- 12, Cilhaul
- 14, Cilhaul
- 15, Cilhaul
- 18, Cilhaul
- 19, Cilhaul
- 20, Cilhaul
- 24 Cilhaul
- 25, Cilhaul
- 27, Cilhaul
- 30, Cilhaul
- 34, Cilhaul
- 35, Cilhaul
- 37, Cilhaul
- 43, Cilhaul
- 44, Cilhaul
- 52, Cilhaul
- 53, Cilhaul
- 54, Cilhaul
- 56, Cilhaul
- 60, Cilhaul
- 62, Cilhaul
- 64, Cilhaul
- 67, Cilhaul
- 72, Cilhaul
- 74, Cilhaul
- 76, Cilhaul
- 78, Cilhaul
- 83, Cilhaul
- 86, Cilhaul
- 90, Cilhaul
- 91, Cilhaul
- 96, Cilhaul
- 97, Cilhaul
- 99, Cilhaul
- 100, Cilhaul
- 101, Cilhaul
- 102, Cilhaul
- 104 Cilhaul
- 110, Cilhaul
- 111, Cilhaul
- 112, Cilhaul
- 113, Cilhaul
- 120, Cilhaul
- 121, Cilhaul
- 122, Cilhaul
- 124, Cilhaul
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (45% of about 1,410 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
None of the 243 address points in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The street's 136 addresses are between 170 m and 215 m above sea level (190 m on average); the ground rises about 45 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF46 5HS | 100% | 11% | 11% | 0% |
| CF46 5HT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CF46 5HU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| CF46 5NB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CF46 5RD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Quakers Yard 53,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Merthyr Vale 60,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Abercynon 190,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cilhaul Top Treharris | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Treharris Bus Station 1 | 390 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Thomas Street | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 30.4 km (19 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treharris Primary Care Centre | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Treharris Dental Clinic | 380 m |
| Hospital | Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | South Wales Police | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Treharris | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,750 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Treharris Park 7.1 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 310 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Merthyr Tramroad: Pont y Gwaith section and associated bridges, a scheduled monument, 1.6 km (1 mile) west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Tramroad: Pont y Gwaith section and associated bridges | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Tir Lan round barrow cemetery | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coed Cefn-fforest | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Coed Cwm-cothi | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Cwm Cothi | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Goitre Coed | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Cefn Merthyr | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Cwm Mafon | Valley | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 120 | 136 |
16 of the street's 136 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Merthyr Tydfil: see them on the Merthyr Tydfil page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelewis Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
| Edwardsville Primary School English medium | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treharris Phoenix RFC CF46 5HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Cylch Meithrin Treharris CF46 5HG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Paul Phillips Catering Services @ Masonic Temple CF46 5HH | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Mar 2026 |
| Ty Bargoed Newydd CF46 5HH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Geetha Stores (Formerly Londis) CF46 5HH | Retailers - other | 310 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 5 Nov 2025 |
| BDJ Navigation Limited CF46 5HE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 380 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2024 |
| Tien Tien Chinese Takeaway CF46 5HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 4 Good | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Hot Wok CF46 5HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 4 Good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Well Treharris - Fox Street CF46 5HE | Retailers - other | 390 m | Exempt | |
| Good Friend CF46 5HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Top Square Convenience Store CF46 5HE | Retailers - other | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Co-op Welcome CF46 5HE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Charcoal Grill CF46 5HE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Ty Morgan (Rise Care Ltd) CF46 5RH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 4 Good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| The Golden Fryer CF46 5RB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Pritchard Street (16); On or near Parc Wenallt (8); On or near Webster Street (7); On or near Springfield Rise (3); On or near Brotalwg (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 70% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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.
What has changed
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band D, house, mid-terrace (lodged 20 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Jo's Bake House (retailers - other, CF46 5ET) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 1 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Ty Bargoed Newydd (hospitals/childcare/caring premises, CF46 5HH) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 19 October 2026) found 1 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- CF46 5HT: 76 addresses of 78 in the postcode
- CF46 5HU: 55 addresses
- CF46 5RD: 3 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- CF46 5HS: 1 address of 48 in the postcode
- CF46 5NB: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Evan Street · Brotalwg · Pritchard Street · Springfield Rise · Parc Wenallt · Forest Road · Webster Street · Fell Street · Cross Street · Oaklands Terrace · Oakland Terrace · Penn Street
All the streets in CF46 and across Merthyr Tydfil.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.