CF47
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Merthyr Tydfil, Gurnos and Pen-y-Darren, in Merthyr Tydfil.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an CF47 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In CF47, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How CF47 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is CF47 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in CF47 at a rate of 132.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 96.0 per 1,000 people across the CF postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 292 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in CF47.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,082), other crime (566) and anti-social behaviour (363).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in CF47 was 135.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in CF47, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so CF47 has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.
Neighbourhoods in CF47
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merthyr Tydfil 002E | 1,553 | 70.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.4% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 002F | 1,172 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 003C | 1,225 | 66.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.6% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 003D | 1,423 | 106.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 004C | 1,514 | 294.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 76.4% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 004D | 1,701 | 497.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 43.7% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 005C | 1,745 | 42.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.5% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 005D | 1,481 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 005E | 1,534 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.6% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 005F | 1,436 | 32.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.3% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008A | 1,692 | 246.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.2% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008B | 1,737 | 102.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.1% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008C | 1,913 | 114.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.9% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008D | 1,253 | 140.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Merthyr Tydfil 008E | 1,301 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.7% |
Your MP
- Gerald JonesLabourMP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in CF473
Postcode sectors in CF474
Council1
Towns in CF471
Postcode districts next to CF474
Nearest rail stations3
More in the CF postcode area2
CF47 in brief
CF47 is a postcode district covering Merthyr Tydfil, Gurnos and Pen-y-Darren, in Merthyr Tydfil.
About 21,930 people lived in CF47 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £145,000 in 2025 across 224 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 132.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in CF47 was £145,000 in 2025.
CF47 had 21,836 usual residents at the census.
In CF47, 87.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In CF47, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.