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Merthyr Tydfil

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
58,824
Households
25,797
25,797
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
No religion · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
£126,956
Median property price
1,632
Postcodes
25,797
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
No religion · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
£126,956
Median property price
1,632
Postcodes

Sold prices in Merthyr Tydfil

England & Wales
Property sales · Merthyr Tydfil
HM Land Registry · Merthyr Tydfil
Average price
£154,747
YoY: -8.0%
Median price: £127,042
View district CF46
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 17 sales · avg £148,411
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£212k£168k£125k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Transport in Merthyr Tydfil

Pentre-Bach is a 13-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.0 km

  • Pentre-Bach

    Rail

    1.0 km

  • Merthyr Tydfil

    Rail

    1.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Merthyr Tydfil

GPs make up most of the mapped places

7 GPs · 2 Libraries · 2 Museums · 12 in all

  • GPs7
  • Libraries2
  • Museums2
  • Hospitals1

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Overview of Merthyr Tydfil

Coordinates51.7342, -3.3628
Postcodes
1,632
Population (Census)
58,824
Households (Census)
25,797

Demographics in Merthyr Tydfil

Ethnicity

Total residents: 58,853
White Brit.93.3%
Other White3.5%
+ other · 3.2%

Religion

Total residents: 58,833
No religion53.2%
Christian40.1%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 58,824
50–6420.7%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.7%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%

Households

Total households: 25,797
Other18.6%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
+ 7 other households · 37.4%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Merthyr Tydfil

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.02 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).