CF47 8BN postcode in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

CF47 8BN is a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil, in the Town ward. It is in the Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Merthyr Tydfil: 79% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in CF47 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Council tax around here Band A the most common band in the neighbourhood, 68% of homes Nearest station Merthyr Tydfil 200 m in a straight line

Where CF47 8BN is, and what is near it

Map of CF47 8BN and what is near it Map of CF47 8BN: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the CF47 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 22 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CF47 8AD: also in CF47 8CF47 8AE: also in CF47 8CF47 8AF: also in CF47 8CF47 8AG: also in CF47 8CF47 8AJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8AN: also in CF47 8CF47 8AP: also in CF47 8CF47 8AS: also in CF47 8CF47 8AT: also in CF47 8CF47 8AU: also in CF47 8CF47 8AX: also in CF47 8CF47 8AY: also in CF47 8CF47 8AZ: also in CF47 8CF47 8BE: also in CF47 8CF47 8BF: also in CF47 8CF47 8BG: also in CF47 8CF47 8BH: also in CF47 8CF47 8BJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8BL: also in CF47 8CF47 8BQ: also in CF47 8CF47 8BS: also in CF47 8CF47 8BT: also in CF47 8CF47 8BU: also in CF47 8CF47 8BW: also in CF47 8CF47 8BY: also in CF47 8CF47 8BZ: also in CF47 8CF47 8DA: also in CF47 8CF47 8DE: also in CF47 8CF47 8DF: also in CF47 8CF47 8DN: also in CF47 8CF47 8DP: also in CF47 8CF47 8DS: also in CF47 8CF47 8DT: also in CF47 8CF47 8DU: also in CF47 8CF47 8DW: also in CF47 8CF47 8DY: also in CF47 8CF47 8EB: also in CF47 8CF47 8ED: also in CF47 8CF47 8EG: also in CF47 8CF47 8EJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8EL: also in CF47 8CF47 8EN: also in CF47 8CF47 8EU: also in CF47 8CF47 8EW: also in CF47 8CF47 8EX: also in CF47 8CF47 8EY: also in CF47 8CF47 8FG: also in CF47 8CF47 8HA: also in CF47 8CF47 8HB: also in CF47 8CF47 8HD: also in CF47 8CF47 8HE: also in CF47 8CF47 8HF: also in CF47 8CF47 8HG: also in CF47 8CF47 8HH: also in CF47 8CF47 8HJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8HL: also in CF47 8CF47 8HN: also in CF47 8CF47 8HP: also in CF47 8CF47 8HR: also in CF47 8CF47 8HU: also in CF47 8CF47 8HW: also in CF47 8CF47 8HX: also in CF47 8CF47 8JD: also in CF47 8CF47 8LA: also in CF47 8CF47 8LD: also in CF47 8CF47 8LF: also in CF47 8CF47 8LG: also in CF47 8CF47 8LH: also in CF47 8CF47 8LL: also in CF47 8CF47 8LN: also in CF47 8CF47 8LP: also in CF47 8CF47 8LQ: also in CF47 8CF47 8LR: also in CF47 8CF47 8LS: also in CF47 8CF47 8LT: also in CF47 8CF47 8LU: also in CF47 8CF47 8LY: also in CF47 8CF47 8LZ: also in CF47 8CF47 8NA: also in CF47 8CF47 8NB: also in CF47 8CF47 8ND: also in CF47 8CF47 8NE: also in CF47 8CF47 8NF: also in CF47 8CF47 8NG: also in CF47 8CF47 8NH: also in CF47 8CF47 8NJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8NL: also in CF47 8CF47 8NN: also in CF47 8CF47 8NP: also in CF47 8CF47 8NR: also in CF47 8CF47 8NS: also in CF47 8CF47 8NT: also in CF47 8CF47 8NU: also in CF47 8CF47 8NW: also in CF47 8CF47 8NX: also in CF47 8CF47 8PA: also in CF47 8CF47 8PB: also in CF47 8CF47 8PD: also in CF47 8CF47 8PE: also in CF47 8CF47 8PJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8PP: also in CF47 8CF47 8PQ: also in CF47 8CF47 8PR: also in CF47 8CF47 8PS: also in CF47 8CF47 8PT: also in CF47 8CF47 8PU: also in CF47 8CF47 8PW: also in CF47 8CF47 8PX: also in CF47 8CF47 8PY: also in CF47 8CF47 8QD: also in CF47 8CF47 8RB: also in CF47 8CF47 8RE: also in CF47 8CF47 8RF: also in CF47 8CF47 8RG: also in CF47 8CF47 8RH: also in CF47 8CF47 8RJ: also in CF47 8CF47 8RL: also in CF47 8CF47 8RN: also in CF47 8CF47 8RP: also in CF47 8CF47 8RR: also in CF47 8CF47 8RS: also in CF47 8CF47 8RT: also in CF47 8CF47 8RU: also in CF47 8CF47 8RW: also in CF47 8CF47 8RY: also in CF47 8CF47 8SA: also in CF47 8CF47 8SB: also in CF47 8CF47 8SD: also in CF47 8CF47 8SE: also in CF47 8CF47 8SF: also in CF47 8CF47 8SG: also in CF47 8CF47 8SH: also in CF47 8CF47 8SL: also in CF47 8CF47 8SN: also in CF47 8CF47 8SP: also in CF47 8CF47 8SQ: also in CF47 8CF47 8SR: also in CF47 8CF47 8SS: also in CF47 8CF47 8ST: also in CF47 8CF47 8SU: also in CF47 8CF47 8SW: also in CF47 8CF47 8SY: also in CF47 8CF47 8TA: also in CF47 8CF47 8TB: also in CF47 8CF47 8TD: also in CF47 8CF47 8TE: also in CF47 8CF47 8TF: also in CF47 8CF47 8TG: also in CF47 8CF47 8TH: also in CF47 8CF47 8TL: also in CF47 8CF47 8TN: also in CF47 8CF47 8TP: also in CF47 8CF47 8TS: also in CF47 8CF47 8TT: also in CF47 8CF47 8TW: also in CF47 8CF47 8UB: also in CF47 8CF47 8UD: also in CF47 8CF47 8UF: also in CF47 8CF47 8UG: also in CF47 8CF47 8UH: also in CF47 8CF47 8UL: also in CF47 8CF47 8UN: also in CF47 8CF47 8UP: also in CF47 8CF47 8UT: also in CF47 8CF47 8UU: also in CF47 8CF47 8UX: also in CF47 8CF47 8UY: also in CF47 8CF47 8YD: also in CF47 8CF47 8YE: also in CF47 8CF47 8YP: also in CF47 8CF47 8YR: also in CF47 8CF47 8YS: also in CF47 8CF47 8YT: also in CF47 8CF47 8YU: also in CF47 8CF47 8YW: also in CF47 8CF47 8YY: also in CF47 8CF47 8ZB: also in CF47 8 Pentre-Bach station 2.6 kmMerthyr Tydfil CF47 8BN Map of CF47 8BN and what is near it Map of CF47 8BN: its centre point, with the 186 other postcodes in the CF47 8 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 22 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Merthyr Tydfil CF47 8BN
  • CF47 8BN
  • Other postcodes in CF47 8: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 22 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.7461, longitude -3.3785)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after CF47 8BN?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at CF47 8BN?

Every home and business at CF47 8BN can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Merthyr Tydfil: 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Merthyr Tydfil: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Merthyr Tydfil.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at CF47 8BN?

BinDayBuddy does not read Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near CF47 8BN?

Homes in CF47 8 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£145,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £115,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole CF47 district: a typical £140,000 from 137 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in CF47 8BN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in CF47 8BN from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near CF47 8BN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,020 homes in the neighbourhood around CF47 8BN. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around CF47 8BN

Band D in Merthyr Tydfil for 2026‑27: £2,594. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,729 (band A) to £4,323 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,729.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 690 (68%)£1,729
Band Babout 200 (20%)£2,017
Band Cabout 60 (6%)£2,305
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,594
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£3,170
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,746
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,323
Band Hfewer than 5£5,187

When the homes were built

  1. 49% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Merthyr Tydfil before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of CF47 8BN is in (ONS area W01001315), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to CF47 8BN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF47 8BN is Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Pentre-Bach Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

22 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Tramroadside Car Park, 147 m away.

More stations near CF47 8BN, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near CF47 8BN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF47 8BN, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near CF47 8BN?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF47 8BN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 950 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 4 chargers 950 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near CF47 8BN?

The nearest to the centre of CF47 8BN, in a straight line.

  • Church Street Dental Practice 150 mWalk
  • Smiles Dental Centre 250 mWalk
  • United Dental Ltd 250 mWalk

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near CF47 8BN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF47 8BN, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near CF47 8BN?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF47 8BN on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near CF47 8BN?

Police.uk records 265 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF47 8BN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences81 reports
Anti-social behaviour44 reports
Shoplifting43 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Public order20 reports
Vehicle crime13 reports

Also: other theft 12, burglary 7, other crime 7, drugs 5, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for CF47 8BN

Ward
Town
Community
Town
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Merthyr Tydfil
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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