CF48 1AE postcode in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales

CF48 1AE is a postcode in Merthyr Tydfil, in the Cyfarthfa 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.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at CF48 1AE can get it Across Merthyr Tydfil: 79% Typical price £192,000 Homes sold in CF48 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.8% on the year before Council tax around here Band B the most common band in the neighbourhood, 38% of homes Nearest station Merthyr Tydfil 500 m in a straight line

Where CF48 1AE is, and what is near it

Map of CF48 1AE and what is near it Map of CF48 1AE: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CF48 1 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. CF48 1AB: also in CF48 1CF48 1AD: also in CF48 1CF48 1AF: also in CF48 1CF48 1AG: also in CF48 1CF48 1AH: also in CF48 1CF48 1AL: also in CF48 1CF48 1AQ: also in CF48 1CF48 1AR: also in CF48 1CF48 1AS: also in CF48 1CF48 1AT: also in CF48 1CF48 1AU: also in CF48 1CF48 1AW: also in CF48 1CF48 1AY: also in CF48 1CF48 1AZ: also in CF48 1CF48 1BA: also in CF48 1CF48 1BB: also in CF48 1CF48 1BD: also in CF48 1CF48 1BE: also in CF48 1CF48 1BN: also in CF48 1CF48 1BP: also in CF48 1CF48 1BS: also in CF48 1CF48 1BZ: also in CF48 1CF48 1DA: also in CF48 1CF48 1DB: also in CF48 1CF48 1DD: also in CF48 1CF48 1DE: also in CF48 1CF48 1DF: also in CF48 1CF48 1DH: also in CF48 1CF48 1DL: also in CF48 1CF48 1DP: also in CF48 1CF48 1DQ: also in CF48 1CF48 1DR: also in CF48 1CF48 1DS: also in CF48 1CF48 1EB: also in CF48 1CF48 1EE: also in CF48 1CF48 1ER: also in CF48 1CF48 1ES: also in CF48 1CF48 1ET: also in CF48 1CF48 1EU: also in CF48 1CF48 1EY: also in CF48 1CF48 1HA: also in CF48 1CF48 1HB: also in CF48 1CF48 1HD: also in CF48 1CF48 1HE: also in CF48 1CF48 1HF: also in CF48 1CF48 1HG: also in CF48 1CF48 1HH: also in CF48 1CF48 1HL: also in CF48 1CF48 1HT: also in CF48 1CF48 1HU: also in CF48 1CF48 1HY: also in CF48 1CF48 1LD: also in CF48 1CF48 1LE: also in CF48 1CF48 1LF: also in CF48 1CF48 1LG: also in CF48 1CF48 1LH: also in CF48 1CF48 1ND: also in CF48 1CF48 1NF: also in CF48 1CF48 1NG: also in CF48 1CF48 1NH: also in CF48 1CF48 1NT: also in CF48 1CF48 1PQ: also in CF48 1CF48 1PU: also in CF48 1CF48 1QA: also in CF48 1CF48 1RF: also in CF48 1CF48 1RP: also in CF48 1CF48 1RR: also in CF48 1CF48 1RS: also in CF48 1CF48 1RT: also in CF48 1CF48 1RU: also in CF48 1CF48 1RW: also in CF48 1CF48 1RY: also in CF48 1CF48 1SA: also in CF48 1CF48 1SB: also in CF48 1CF48 1SD: also in CF48 1CF48 1SE: also in CF48 1CF48 1SF: also in CF48 1CF48 1SG: also in CF48 1CF48 1SH: also in CF48 1CF48 1SL: also in CF48 1CF48 1SN: also in CF48 1CF48 1SP: also in CF48 1CF48 1SQ: also in CF48 1CF48 1SR: also in CF48 1CF48 1SS: also in CF48 1CF48 1ST: also in CF48 1CF48 1SU: also in CF48 1CF48 1SW: also in CF48 1CF48 1SY: also in CF48 1CF48 1TA: also in CF48 1CF48 1TB: also in CF48 1CF48 1TD: also in CF48 1CF48 1TE: also in CF48 1CF48 1TF: also in CF48 1CF48 1TG: also in CF48 1CF48 1TH: also in CF48 1CF48 1TL: also in CF48 1CF48 1TN: also in CF48 1CF48 1TP: also in CF48 1CF48 1TQ: also in CF48 1CF48 1TR: also in CF48 1CF48 1TS: also in CF48 1CF48 1TT: also in CF48 1CF48 1TU: also in CF48 1CF48 1TW: also in CF48 1CF48 1TY: also in CF48 1CF48 1UA: also in CF48 1CF48 1UB: also in CF48 1CF48 1UD: also in CF48 1CF48 1UE: also in CF48 1CF48 1UF: also in CF48 1CF48 1UG: also in CF48 1CF48 1UH: also in CF48 1CF48 1UN: also in CF48 1CF48 1UT: also in CF48 1CF48 1UX: also in CF48 1CF48 1UZ: also in CF48 1CF48 1XA: also in CF48 1CF48 1XB: also in CF48 1CF48 1YA: also in CF48 1CF48 1YB: also in CF48 1CF48 1YE: also in CF48 1CF48 1YF: also in CF48 1CF48 1YH: also in CF48 1CF48 1YL: also in CF48 1CF48 1YN: also in CF48 1CF48 1YP: also in CF48 1CF48 1YW: also in CF48 1 Pentre-Bach station 2.3 kmMerthyr Tydfil CF48 1AE Map of CF48 1AE and what is near it Map of CF48 1AE: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the CF48 1 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1AE
  • CF48 1AE
  • Other postcodes in CF48 1: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 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 51.7414, longitude -3.3827)

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 CF48 1AE?

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 CF48 1AE?

Every home and business at CF48 1AE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

CF48 1AE 100% Merthyr Tydfil 79%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

CF48 1AE 100% Merthyr Tydfil Over 99%
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 CF48 1AE?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for CF48 1AE.

Check the bin days for CF48 1AE on BinDayBuddy

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 CF48 1AE?

Homes in CF48 1 sold for a typical £192,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, up 3.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£192,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £287,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £215,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £163,000 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole CF48 district: a typical £149,750 from 212 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 CF48 1AE

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in CF48 1AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 August 2025. The middle price was £173,500, from £140,000 to £580,000. Across CF48 1, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £192,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 CF48 1AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 840 homes in the neighbourhood around CF48 1AE. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (46%). 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 CF48 1AE

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 B, the most common, is £2,017.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 240 (29%)£1,729
Band Babout 320 (38%)£2,017
Band Cabout 70 (8%)£2,305
Band Dabout 130 (15%)£2,594
Band Eabout 60 (7%)£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. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 46% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 CF48 1AE is in (ONS area W01001293), 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 CF48 1AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of CF48 1AE is Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.

  • Merthyr Tydfil Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
  • Pentre-Bach Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

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

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ynysfach Terminus, 42 m away.

More stations near CF48 1AE, 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 CF48 1AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of CF48 1AE, 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 CF48 1AE?

2 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of CF48 1AE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 4 chargers 500 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 CF48 1AE?

The nearest to the centre of CF48 1AE, in a straight line.

  • Smiles Dental Centre 400 mWalk
  • United Dental Ltd 400 mWalk
  • Cwm Taf Morgannwg Hb Cds 750 mWalk

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

Which pharmacies are near CF48 1AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of CF48 1AE, 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 CF48 1AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of CF48 1AE 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 CF48 1AE?

Police.uk records 241 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of CF48 1AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences72 reports
Shoplifting43 reports
Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Criminal damage and arson24 reports
Public order17 reports
Vehicle crime12 reports

Also: other theft 12, other crime 7, burglary 6, 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 CF48 1AE

Ward
Cyfarthfa
Community
Cyfarthfa
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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