What's the median rent in Merthyr Tydfil 002A?

The median monthly rent across Merthyr Tydfil 002A is £753.

How safe is Merthyr Tydfil 002A?

Merthyr Tydfil 002A has a safety score of 45/100 out of 100, where higher is safer.

How well-connected is Merthyr Tydfil 002A?

Transport score: 14/100. Combines public transit access and walkability.

Which neighbourhood is Merthyr Tydfil 002A part of?

Merthyr Tydfil 002A sits inside the Dowlais neighbourhood, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

Sub-area · Dowlais · Merthyr Tydfil · Wales

Living in Merthyr Tydfil 002A

Part of Dowlais · 1,489 residents

Merthyr Tydfil 002A is a sub-area in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £753 a month, up 4.5% on the year. Safety ranks in the top half of UK sub-areas (32nd percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

Median rent

£753+4.5%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Liveability

76/100

Composite score

Safety

45/100

Higher is safer

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Transport

14/100

Transit + walk

Schools

0/100

Ofsted-weighted

Broadband

100%

gigabit-ready

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · 2025

Who lives here

Age structure, tenure mix and dwelling type from Census 2021.

Age structure

Under 1821%

18–3423%

35–4918%

50–6421%

65+18%

Population1,489

Tenure & housing type

Owner-occupied—

Private rent—

Social rent—

Flats—

Terraced—

Semi-detached—

Detached—

Detailed community breakdownHouseholds · ethnicity · religion · country of birth · health · qualifications

Household composition

One person36%Couple with children13%Lone parent22%Other3%

Ethnic mix

Diversity index 4.90

White98%Asian1%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Religion (Census 2021, voluntary question)

Christian39%Muslim0%No religion57%Other1%

Country of birth

Born in UK94%

Born outside UK6%

General health (self-reported)

Good73%Fair16%Bad12%

Disability prevalence25%

Education attainment (residents 16+)

Degree or above17%

Apprenticeship7%

No qualifications34%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS006 / TS044).

Cost

Rent and council tax data for Merthyr Tydfil 002A below.

Affordability score

98/100· 95th percentile nationally

All-in monthly

—

Rent + council tax + utility estimate

Median rent (any size)£753/mo+4.5%

2-bed median rent£639/mo

Council tax (estimated)—

Sale price (median)£125,000+1.8%

Price-to-earnings4.0×

Rent / take-home29%

EPC median bandC

Yield (gross BTL)6.1%

Detailed cost breakdownRent by bedroom & property type · sale prices · affordability

Rent by bedroom count

median monthly

1 bed£552/mo

2 bed£639/mo+5.1%

3 bed£720/mo

4 bed£1,092/mo

Rent by property type

median monthly

Detached£1,080/mo

Semi-detached£763/mo

Terraced£682/mo

Flat£602/mo

Sale price by property type

HPI average price

All properties (HPI avg)£149,339+1.8%

Detached£253,121

Semi-detached£160,635

Terraced£128,132

Flat£66,222-2.2%

Sales (Land Registry, lifetime)15

Lower quartile sale£118,000

Upper quartile sale£180,000

Affordability & running costs

Years to save 10% deposit2.0 yr

Mortgage (25y, 5%)£658/mo

Price / earnings (HPI vs ASHE)4.7×

Council tax — Band D billing—

Council tax — Band D incl. precepts—

Modal council tax bandA

Fuel poverty (LILEE)—

EPC homes rated A/B28%

Source: Rent: ONS PIPR, May 2026. Council tax: VOA + MHCLG. Sale prices: HM Land Registry.

Property

EPC band distribution, council tax band mix and recent supply per 1,000 residents.

EPC median

C band

Modal council tax bandA

Completions / 1,000—

Detailed housing breakdownCouncil tax bands · EPC stock · supply pipeline

Council tax band distribution

770 dwellings · VOA CTSOP

Band A81%Band B17%Band C1%

Modal bandA

Total dwellings770

Band D — billing only—

Band D — incl. all precepts—

Estimated for this local area's mix—

EPC stock

Median EPC bandC

% rated A or B28%

EPC certificates lodged89

Housing supply pipeline

MHCLG, FY 2024-25, council-area level fanned to local area

Completions (annual)—

Starts (annual)—

Completions / 1,000 households—

Pipeline ratio (starts / completions)—

Source: EPC: MHCLG bulk download. Council tax bands: VOA CTSOP 1.1.

Safety

How crime here compares to the England + Wales average. The raw rate per 1,000 residents per year is shown alongside for reference.

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Safety score

45/100· 32nd percentile nationally

Total / 1k / yr97.432nd percentile nationally

Violent / 1k / yr39.1

Burglary / 1k / yr3.3

ASB / 1k / yr9.9

All crime categories14 categories ranked by local rate

Incidents per 1,000 residents per year

Sorted high → low. Hover any category for what it covers.

Violent & sexual offences

39.1

Criminal damage & arson

13.9

Anti-social behaviour

9.9

Vehicle crime

9.3

Public order

8.6

Other theft

6.6

Other crime

4.6

Burglary

3.3

Drugs

1.3

Shoplifting

0.7

Personal safety (composite)

Personal-safety index per 1k39.1

IMD crime sub-domain (lower = safer)—

Source: Crime: data.police.uk monthly counts, normalised by population. National avg = England + Wales population-weighted mean.

Transport

Distance to the nearest rail station, plus modelled commute time to a major employment centre.

Transport score

14/100· 10th percentile nationally

Nearest rail3.0 km (Merthyr Tydfil)

Nearest tube/metro—

PT to 5,000+ jobs hub—

Drive to 5,000+ jobs—

Detailed transport breakdownCity commutes · job accessibility · how residents travel to work

Commute time to major cities

public transport, off-peak typical

Cardiff

94 min

Bristol

114 min

London

178 min

Birmingham

189 min

Manchester

232 min

Sheffield

270 min

Liverpool

307 min

Leeds

328 min

Glasgow

449 min

Edinburgh

454 min

Job accessibility from this area

Minutes to reach N jobs by car / public transport

Drive — 100 jobs reachable—

PT — 100 jobs reachable—

Drive — 500 jobs reachable—

PT — 500 jobs reachable—

Drive — 5,000 jobs reachable—

PT — 5,000 jobs reachable—

How residents travel to work

Census 2021 mode share

Car72%Public4%Active10%WFH11%

Source: Rail: National Rail / TfL ATCO. Commute: DfT Journey Time Statistics.

Schools

Distribution of Ofsted ratings amongst schools serving this area.

School score

0/100

Outstanding—

Good—

Schools in catchment—

Nearest outstanding40.7 km

Detailed school breakdownFull Ofsted distribution · distances · catchment counts

Ofsted rating distribution

schools whose postcode falls in this local area

Outstanding (count)—

Good (count)—

Requires improvement (count)—

Inadequate (count)—

Schools within walking distance

Schools within 2 km1

Good or outstanding within 2 km0

% within 2 km that are good/outstanding0%

Nearest school32.9 km

Nearest good or outstanding40.7 km

Nearest outstanding40.7 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings, latest inspection per school.

Jobs

Local jobs density and pay levels. Workplace pay reflects what jobs in this area pay; residence pay reflects what residents earn.

Jobs per resident0.39

Median salary£31,504/yr

Workplace salary£27,843/yr

Claimant count3.4%+0.1pp

Detailed jobs & earnings breakdownSector mix · pay percentiles · economic activity · occupations · qualifications

Jobs by sector

% of local jobs (BRES — figure is the same across all neighbourhoods in this council area)

Health & social care

26.9%

Retail & hospitality

24.5%

Manufacturing

11.8%

Education

8.5%

Construction

3.7%

Professional & business svcs

2.6%

Tech & ICT

0.8%

Finance & insurance

0.5%

Total jobs (latest)25,000

Jobs growth — 5 year0.0%

Jobs growth — year on year0.0%

Net commute flow—

Pay percentiles — what residents earn

ASHE residence analysis, gross earnings

Lower quartile (annual)£25,048/yr

Median (annual)£31,504/yr

Mean (annual)£38,536/yr

Upper quartile (annual)£43,152/yr

Median weekly£605/wk

Median hourly£16.20/hr

Pay percentiles — what local jobs pay

ASHE workplace analysis

Lower quartile (annual)£21,154/yr

Median (annual)£27,843/yr

Mean (annual)£34,530/yr

Upper quartile (annual)—

Median weekly£538/wk

Median hourly£14.90/hr

Economic activity (Census 2021)

16+ residents — sums to 100%

Census 2021 TS066: all residents aged 16+ split into three non-overlapping groups. Inactive covers students, retirees, full-time carers and the long-term sick — together these bars always sum to 100%. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents, giving a figure comparable to the national headline rate.

Working-age population927

DWP claimants (people)1,235

DWP claimant rate3.4%

Claimant YoY change+0.1pp

DWP claimant count tracks 16-64 residents on Universal Credit while seeking work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. It's narrower than Census "unemployed" (which includes anyone actively job-seeking, claiming or not) but updates monthly so it's the most current local indicator.

Occupation mix

working residents

Qualifications

Census 2021, residents 16+

Degree or above17%

Apprenticeship7%

No qualifications34%

Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings + Business Register and Employment Survey + DWP claimant count.

Connectivity

Share of premises with each broadband tier available, latest Ofcom Connected Nations data.

Gigabit availability

100%

Ultrafast (≥100 Mbit/s)100%

Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)100%

Below USO (<10 Mbit/s)0.0%

Sub-2 Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband + mobile coverage detailGranular speed tiers · 4G / 5G indoor & outdoor

Fixed-line broadband — coverage by tier

Gigabit-capable100%

≥300 Mbit/s available100%

Ultrafast (≥100 Mbit/s)100%

Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)100%

Below USO (<10 Mbit/s)0.0%

Sub-2 Mbit/s premises0.0%

Mobile coverage

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

4G indoor — any operator100%

4G indoor — all operators85%

5G outdoor — any operator97%

Voice indoor — any operator100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, postcode-level coverage aggregated to local area.

Environment

Air quality (annual mean concentrations), flood risk, and walkable greenspace.

PM2.5 annual mean5.2 µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean5.5 µg/m³

Flood risk zone0

Greenspace within 300m33%

Parks within 1km3.6

Detailed environment breakdownGreenspace access · AHAH composite indices

Greenspace access (ONS, April 2020)

Distance to nearest greenspace453 m

Greenspaces within 1 km3.6

Combined greenspace area4.1 ha

Postcodes within 300 m of a park33%

AHAH — Access to Healthy Assets & Hazards

CDRC national percentile, higher = healthier neighbourhood

Overall AHAH

48 pct

Health services

88 pct

Green & blue space

63 pct

Air quality

27 pct

Retail hazards

12 pct

Source: Air: Defra UK-AIR PCM Background. Flood: Environment Agency. Greenspace: ONS access study (April 2020).

Healthcare

Walking distance to the nearest GP, hospital and dentist.

Nearest GP733 m

Nearest hospital55.1 km

Nearest dentist43.7 km

Fuel poverty—

Detailed healthcare breakdownGP capacity · counts within walking distance · dental supply

GP supply

GP practices within 1 km1

GP practices within 3 km2

Patients per local GP—

Catchment concentration (HHI)—

Dental & hospital supply

Dentists within 3 km0

Dental UDA / 1k pop (ICB level)1375

Hospitals within 5 km0

Nearest urgent care51.1 km

Population health context

Self-reported good health73%

Self-reported bad health12%

Disability prevalence25%

IMD health sub-domain—

Source: NHS ODS / CQC Locations + nearest-feature distance from local area centroid.

Editorial

Going deeper

Long-form analysis. Tap any heading to expand.

What's it like to rent in Merthyr Tydfil 002A?

Merthyr Tydfil 002A sits inside Dowlais, part of the wider Merthyr Tydfil council area in Wales. Editorial copy will replace this scaffold once the team has reviewed the area in person — until then the data tabs above are the authoritative reference.

Strengths and trade-offs

Read the dimensional ranks above for the canonical view of where this sub-area excels and where it lags. Any qualitative spin should follow from those numbers.

Who is Merthyr Tydfil 002A for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The demographics tab gives the clearest read — age profile, tenure mix and household composition are usually the best predictor of who'll feel at home on which streets.

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Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Merthyr Tydfil 002A?: The median monthly rent across Merthyr Tydfil 002A is £753.
How safe is Merthyr Tydfil 002A?: Merthyr Tydfil 002A has a safety score of 45/100 out of 100, where higher is safer.
How well-connected is Merthyr Tydfil 002A?: Transport score: 14/100. Combines public transit access and walkability.
Which neighbourhood is Merthyr Tydfil 002A part of?: Merthyr Tydfil 002A sits inside the Dowlais neighbourhood, in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.

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