This neighbourhood
£41,920
£34,062 after tax
Merthyr Tydfil
£38,905
£31,664 after tax
Wales
£43,617
£33,888 after tax
Total household income£41,920
After tax£34,062
After tax and housing costs, adjusted for household size£28,915Merthyr Tydfil £26,817 · Wales £30,746
Source: ONS income estimates for small areas, April 2022 to March 2023. Modelled averages for the neighbourhood (Merthyr Tydfil 005); local authority and national figures are the median neighbourhood. Equivalised income adjusts for household size.
This area is around the middle of neighbourhoods in Wales (ranked 705 of 1,917, where 1 is the most deprived).
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33% of Merthyr Tydfil's neighbourhoods are in Wales's most deprived 20%.
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Decile 6 Access to ServicesDecile 2
Source: Welsh Government, Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. For the small area the home is in, ranked against the rest of Wales only: England, Wales and Scotland each measure deprivation differently, so deciles can't be compared across borders. Decile 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas, decile 10 the least deprived.
25% of working residents are managers, directors or professionals, compared with 23% in Merthyr Tydfil and 29% across Wales. It's one of the clearest signs of how affluent an area is.
This neighbourhood Merthyr Tydfil Wales
Managers, directors and senior officials9%Merthyr Tydfil 8% · Wales 11%
Professional16%Merthyr Tydfil 15% · Wales 18%
Associate professional and technical12%Merthyr Tydfil 11% · Wales 12%
Administrative and secretarial10%Merthyr Tydfil 9% · Wales 9%