Is Merthyr Tydfil a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Merthyr Tydfil, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,632 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Merthyr Tydfil, from official data · 4 postcode districts · 1,632 postcodes
Wales average £215,037 (+2.6% in a year, +22.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Merthyr Tydfil sold for £156,721 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.0% on a year earlier. Across Merthyr Tydfil, police record 110 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
Pentre-Bach station is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
Across Merthyr Tydfil, police record 110 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Merthyr Tydfil sold for £156,721 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £265,953, semi-detached £168,807, terraced £134,360, flats £69,683. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
Pentre-Bach is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £41,920 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £43,617 across Wales.