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County or areaMerthyr Tydfil
Postcode districtCF48
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:54 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:17 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,083 residentsin the Merthyr Vale, Troed-y-rhiw & Bedlinog census areaMedian age 41.73,603 households65% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright18% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,415 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 72% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,989 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Cilfach-yr-encilmountain · under a mileMynydd Gethinmountain · 1.8 miCwm Tafvalley · under a mileDeep Navigation Collieryhistoric site · 3.6 miSt Tydfil Forestforest · 2.7 miPen Garnbugailhill · 1.8 miCefn Pennarhill · 2.0 miCwm Bargodvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc Cwm Darranpark · 2.5 mi · 80 haCyfarthfa Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 57 haBike Park Walessports ground · 1.4 miVictoria Pleasure Groundspark · 2.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes101 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201821 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202645 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 5.0 · PM10 7.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,965 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 445 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrince Charles Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryBrookside Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCourtland Dental Centre LTD2.5 miPolice stationMerthyr Tydfil Police Station2.4 miCash machineCostcuttersMerthyr Tydfilright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryTroedyrhiw Commmunity Primary School201 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAfon Taf High School798 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbercanaid Community168 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL22 miRailway stationTroed-y-RhiwTroedyrhiwunder a mileBus stationMerthyr Bus Station 14Merthyr Tydfil2.6 miFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop18 miBus stops39 within a mileCar parkAPCOAMerthyr Tydfil2.5 miEV chargingNightingale Street Car Park1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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