325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Town

Ward · W05001624

Ward
Town
Parish
Town
Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Country
Wales
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Police
South Wales

House prices

£331k£165k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £301k +3.6% +494% -29%
Semi-detached £178k -4.1% +216% -37%
Terraced £138k +9.1% +368% -44%
Flat £88k +35% +224% -64%

Median sale prices in Town from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

School performance data is published for England by the Department for Education. We don't yet show equivalent data for Wales.

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £765
1 bed £562
2 bed £648
3 bed £733
4+ bed £1,108

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 433
Violence & sexual offences 172
Burglary 10
Anti-social behaviour 68

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
SUBSTANCE MISUSE SUPPORT GP practice 1.5 mi
PONTCAE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.4 mi
PRACTICE 2 GP practice 1.9 mi
COMMUNITY CARDIOLOGY CLINIC C GP practice 1.9 mi
PRACTICE 3 KEIR HARDIE HE GP practice 1.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station Rail station 0.6 mi
Pentre-Bach Rail Station Rail station 2.1 mi
Pentre-Bach Rail Station Rail station 2.1 mi
Troedyrhiw Rail Station Rail station 3.4 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 99.0%
Gigabit 70.2%
Full fibre (FTTP) 70.2%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 84.1%
Indoor voice (all) 96.8%
5G outdoor (any) 97.1%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Your MP

Gerald Jones MP

Labour

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

gerald.jones.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.geraldjones.co.uk/

Also represented in the Senedd.

Your Senedd Members

Dawn Bowden (Dawn Bowden)

Welsh Labour · constituency

Dawn.Bowden@senedd.wales

Delyth Jewell (Delyth Jewell)

Plaid Cymru · regional

Delyth.Jewell@senedd.wales

Laura Anne Jones (Laura Anne Jones)

Reform UK · regional

Laura.Jones@senedd.wales

Natasha Asghar (Natasha Asghar)

Welsh Conservative Party · regional

Natasha.Asghar@senedd.wales

Peredur Owen Griffiths (Peredur Owen Griffiths)

Plaid Cymru · regional

Peredur.OwenGriffiths@senedd.wales

Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament.

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Greenspace access point Play space 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.3 mi
Greenspace access point Park 0.5 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Daren Farmhouse II 32.4 mi
Upper Olchon II 33.2 mi
Glandwr II 32.8 mi
Olchon Court II 33.7 mi
Firs Farmhouse II 34.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 1,627
Total registered 1,835
Dormant 20
New (last year) 304
New (last 5 years) 927

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 6
PM10 9
NO₂ 6
NOₓ 8

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist —

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 281,000,000
Cars & taxis 225,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Flood risk data is published for England, not for Wales.

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,745

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 18.3%
Aged 16–64 61.6%
Aged 65+ 20.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 98.0%
Asian 1.5%
Black 0.1%
Mixed 0.4%
Other 0.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 66.5%
Social rented 22.8%
Private rented 10.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 16.7%
Semi-detached 55.4%
Terraced 26.0%
Flat / maisonette 1.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 22.3%
1 car or van 42.8%
2+ cars or vans 34.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.8%
Unemployed 3.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 25.7%
Degree or above 24.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Health data is published for England, not for Wales.