Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, and community safety.
34
Rank out of 1,909 LSOAs in Wales
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 34 out of 1,909 lower layer super output areas in Wales. N/A for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in Wales.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,341
White Brit.96.7%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 2,342
No religion60.0%
Christian32.5%
Not answered6.1%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,337
50–6422.0%
35–4917.3%
25–3413.6%
65–7411.4%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 1,010
Other18.4%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.0%
+ 8 other households · 39.9%
Administrative Information
Merthyr Tydfil
Local Authority
Council Area
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare W07000099
Constituency
W07000099
South Wales
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Merthyr Vale
Constituency code
W07000099
EU Electoral Region
Wales
Parish
Merthyr Vale
International Territorial Level
Merthyr Tydfil
Health & NHS
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) Wales
NHS Scotland
Wales
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
NHS Region
Wales
Integrated Care Board
Wales
Primary Care Org
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Sub ICB Location
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University
Cancer Alliance
Wales
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Merthyr Tydfil 006G W01001961
W01001961
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Merthyr Tydfil 006 W02000288
W02000288
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Merthyr Tydfil 006C W01001303
W01001303
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Merthyr Tydfil 006 W02000288
W02000288
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:19 AM
Sunrise
8:00 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
8:00 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode CF48 4TE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD Wales rank: 34
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA W01001961 and MSOA W02000288 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode CF48 4TE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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