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What it's like at CF48 1LG: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Merthyr Tydfil, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 413k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Cardiff Central.
The nearest bus stop is Tai Mawr Flats, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, 172); 28 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Coed Y Dderwen Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic School, 2.1 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 1.9 km away, with KV’s closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Practice 3 Keir Hardie He (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Salon Q is 750 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 41 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Subway Cyfarthfa is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Cefn Coed Social Club the nearest pub (800 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (26 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 322 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 23% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Kickabout, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre (2.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 39 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 61 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare constituency: Gerald Jones MP (Labour), since May 2015. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,447 (21.1%), turnout 47%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Reform UK 24%, Plaid Cymru 14%, Conservative 8%.
10 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near CF48 1LG →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.2% | 96.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.4% | 1.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.7% | 1.0% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Aberafan · about 39 min
Nearest: Cardiff International Pool · about 41 min
Nearest: Welsh Hawking Centre · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.