Area Information for Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT

Aberdare Road in Merthyr Tydfil is in Wales. The postcode is within the Cyfarthfa ward/electoral division, which is in the UK Parliamentary Constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare. This page combines information for the address Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of CF48 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Merthyr Tydfil
Ward Cyfarthfa
UK Parliamentary Constituency Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Country Wales

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is terraced houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Cyfarthfa), and the South Wales Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed in January 2025, when 106 crimes were reported within half a mile of CF48 1AT.

Nearby Services

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Broadband Summary

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses. The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT:

Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1BA
Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AY
Dynevor Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1YE
Hillside Court, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AW
Woodland Walk, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1AQ
Nantygwenith Court, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1EB

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about CF48 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 29
Semi-Detached 50
Terraced 71
Flat (Purpose-Built) 19
Flat (Converted) 3
Caravan/Park/Temporary 1
Total 173
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area contains a mixture of housing tenures, as detailed below. Across the UK, an average of 33% of households were owned outright, 29.7% were mortgaged/shared ownership, 17.5% were social housing, and 19.5% were privately rented at the last census.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 36
Owned with Mortgage 58
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 11
Rented: Other Social 24
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 39
Rented: Other 3
Rent Free 0
Total 171

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 62
Two People 51
Three People 30
Four People 21
Five People 4
Six People 1
Seven People 1
8+ People 0
Total 170

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 64
Family Household 107
Other Household 3
Total 174

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 88
Deprived In One Dimension 57
Deprived In Two Dimensions 21
Deprived In Three Dimensions 5
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 171

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare UK Parliamentary Constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 52% male.

Gender
Male 193
Female 180
Total 373

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

Across the UK as a whole, the median age is 40.7 years. In general, inner-city areas show high concentrations of people aged 18-30, suburbs show larger numbers of small children and adults aged 30-50, and rural and small towns are more popular with older workers and retirees. Many poorer areas lack a majority age group, which is due in part to the people in that area being constrained by circumstance rather than being able to choose where to retire, raise a family or grow up.

Age Groups
0-4 22
5-9 39
10-14 30
15-19 26
20-24 20
25-29 23
30-34 32
35-39 53
40-44 23
45-49 19
50-54 28
55-59 14
60-64 11
65-69 14
70-74 11
75-79 5
80-84 3
85+ 2
Total 375

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode CF48 1AT does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 130
Married 89
Separated 9
Divorced 42
Widowed 10
Total 280

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

Health
Very Good 220
Good 107
Fair 23
Bad 22
Very Bad 4
Total 376

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 91
Apprenticeship 13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 55
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 42
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 21
No GCSEs or Equivalent 55
Other 2
Total 279

Welsh Language Embed This

The area around CF48 1AT has a lower than average concentration of Welsh speakers - 11% of the resident population. Across Wales, 17% of the population spoke Welsh at the time of the last census.

Figures for Welsh speaking and understanding are based on responses for all usual residents aged 3 years and over on census day 2021.

Welsh Language
Can Speak Welsh 41
Cannot Speak Welsh 320
Welsh Understanding Ability
Can Understand Spoken Welsh 63
Cannot Understand Spoken Welsh 298

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 94% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 353
Mixed Ethnicity 6
Indian 9
Chinese 2
Other Asian 5
Total 375

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 352
European Union 3
Africa 1
Middle East and Asia 13
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 3
Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and nearby islands) 1
Total 373

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 352
10+ Years 15
5-10 Years 0
2-5 Years 6
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 374

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to CF48 1AT.

Passport(s) Held
None 57
United Kingdom 304
European Union 10
Rest of Europe 0
Middle East or Asia 5
Central and South America 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 218
Christian 136
Buddhist 0
Hindu 8
Jewish 0
Muslim 0
Sikh 0
Other Religion 6
Not Stated 11
Total 379

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Cyfarthfa ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in part-time employment - 17% of the resident population. On average, around 11.9% of census respondents were in part-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 119
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 48
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 12
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 3
Unemployed 7
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 26
Retired 29
Looking After Home or Family 11
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 18
Other 6
Total 279

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 15
Professional Occupations 31
Associate Professional Occupations 28
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 17
Skilled Trades Occupations 19
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 26
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 11
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 14
Elementary Occupations 19
Total 180

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 26
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 57
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 47
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 16
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 18
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 38
Semi-Routine Occupation 36
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 18
Full-time Student 26
Total 282

Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT is within the Cyfarthfa policing neighbourhood, under the South Wales Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999. In January 2025, 106 crimes were reported within half a mile of CF48 1AT.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view 106 crimes committed near Aberdare Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Cyfarthfa
Force Website: https://www.south-wales.police.uk/

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to CF48 1AT. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for CF48 1AT.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT. The nearest railway station is Merthyr Tydfil, approximately 650 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Merthyr Tydfil 650 yards
Pentre-Bach 1.8 miles
Troed-y-rhiw 2.9 miles
Aberdare 3.3 miles
Cwmbach 3.3 miles
Rhymney 4.2 miles
Fernhill 4.2 miles
Pontlottyn 4.5 miles
Mountain Ash 4.6 miles
Merthyr Vale 4.7 miles
Penrhiwceiber 5.4 miles
Tir-Phil 6.2 miles
Quakers Yard 6.5 miles
Brithdir 7.2 miles
Abercynon 7.5 miles
Bargoed 7.7 miles
Ystrad Rhondda 8 miles
Ebbw Vale Town 8 miles
Gilfach Fargoed 8.1 miles
Treorchy 8.1 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT. The nearest is Caedraw Primary, approximately 700 yards away.

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT. The nearest is Cyfarthfa High School, approximately 0.6 miles away.

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT. The nearest is Pontcae Medical Practice, approximately 110 yards away. Please consult the facility to check if they are currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 9 closest hospitals to Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, CF48 1AT. The nearest is Merthyr Tydfil Cmht, approximately 350 yards away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.

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Broadband in CF48 1AT

This postcode has support for superfast broadband at one or more premises. Superfast broadband is generally taken to mean fixed line broadband at a potential speed of 30Mbps plus - more than enough for gaming, video calling, watching video and internet browsing. Note that occasionally some properties in a postcode may still not be eligible due to conditions on the ground, or the building structure. If you wish to enquire about a specific property in this postcode, contact the major suppliers, for instance Virgin Media, BT Broadband and Plusnet. For more information on Superfast Broadband, see the OpenReach website.

Broadband data is based on information provided by the major fixed internet service providers in the UK, including Virgin Media and BT. It does not include providers of satellite internet.

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Gigabit (1,000Mbps+) Internet Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Ultrafast (300Mbps+) Broadband Available? NoAvailability changes frequently, check major suppliers for changes.
Superfast (30Mbps+) Broadband Available? Yes
Maximum Download Speed Available 30Mbps+

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Thanks to a survey[link] performed for Broadband Genie, we can show you the best broadband suppliers in the United Kingdom as of 2019. The most popular supplier was Plusnet, based on average scores for value, support, speed, reliability, customer service, security and whether the customer would recommend the supplier.

Supplier Customer Rating
Plusnet 76.2%
Zen Internet 75.8%
Post Office 74%
EE Broadband 73.4%
NOW TV 70.8%
Vodafone 70%
Sky Digital 69.2%
BT Broadband 67.4%
Virgin Media 67.4%
TalkTalk 65.2%
 

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