Aberfan
Aberfan is covered by postcode district CF48. It is in the Merthyr Tydfil council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Aberfan, by gigabit broadband
- No home or business can get gigabit: 24
- Some can get gigabit: 3
- Every home and business can get gigabit: 27
- Ofcom gives no figure: 0
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes without gigabit lie together
Of the 54 postcodes in Aberfan that ONS places, 24 have no home or business that can get gigabit, 3 have some that can and 27 can all get it.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6912, longitude -3.3442. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Postcodes without gigabit
24 postcodes here have no gigabit. These are the 12 first in postcode order.
Where the postcodes without gigabit lie together
- 22 postcodes without gigabit, outlined on the map. CF48 4PH, is the one nearest the middle of them.
What is it like to live in Aberfan?
Homes sold for a typical £119,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 27 of the 54 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Brookside Medical Centre, 2.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Merthyr Vale, 750 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Aberfan?
Homes in Aberfan sold for a typical £119,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Terraced £111,500 16 sales
Across the whole CF48 district, Aberfan's main postcode district: a typical £149,750.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Aberfan: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Aberfan?
None of the 54 postcodes now in use in Aberfan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Aberfan were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF48 district, 4%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Aberfan | Across the CF48 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 22 (0%) | 0 of 212 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 22 (0%) | 11 of 268 (4%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Aberfan?
Ofcom reports on 54 of the 54 postcodes in Aberfan. At 27 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Aberfan?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Aberfan is Merthyr Vale Rail Station, 750 m away in a straight line.
- Merthyr Vale Rail Station Railway station 750 mWalk
- Troed-y-Rhiw Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle
- Mountain Ash Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Aberfan?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Aberfan. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Brookside Medical Centre Phone 01443 693249 2.3 kmCycle
- Meddygfa Glan Cynon Surge Phone 01443 706700 2.5 kmCycle
- Health Hub Iw Phone 01443 715211 3.4 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Aberfan safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 346 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Aberfan over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 26 September 2025
- 17 October 2025
- 29 November 2025
- 25 December 2025
- 21 January 2026
- 23 February 2026
- 31 March 2026
- 29 April 2026
- 24 May 2026
- 33 June 2026
- 42 July 2026
- 46 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 6, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 3, shoplifting 2, robbery 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Aberfan?
- Council
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Parliamentary constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Gerald Jones (Labour)
All 54 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Aberfan
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Merthyr Tydfil about council tax Council tax, on merthyr.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Aberfan postcodes
54 postcodes in use in Aberfan, by district:
That district is in the CF postcode area.
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Places near Aberfan
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Aberfan's £119,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Aberfan
- What is it like to live in Aberfan?
- Homes sold for a typical £119,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 27 of the 54 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Brookside Medical Centre, 2.3 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Merthyr Vale, 750 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Aberfan?
- Aberfan is covered by postcode district CF48, across 54 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Aberfan in?
- Aberfan is in the Merthyr Tydfil council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Aberfan?
- Aberfan is in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Gerald Jones (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Aberfan?
- Homes in Aberfan sold for a typical £119,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 22 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Aberfan have a railway station?
- Yes: Merthyr Vale is 750 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Aberfan, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Aberfan?
- Ofcom reports on 54 of the 54 postcodes in Aberfan. At 27 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Aberfan?
- None of the 54 postcodes now in use in Aberfan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 22 homes sold in Aberfan were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the CF48 district, 4%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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