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Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil is a council in Wales. 19 of the 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Furthest from the middle

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women 50.1 yrs The lowest of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for. The lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Residents at the same address a year earlier 93.4% Higher than 99% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.
Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year 17.9 Lower than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for. 5th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band DNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£147k

Lower than 96% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 3% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£640

Lower than 94% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 4th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 1.2% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.2

Lower than 95% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van25%

Higher than 75% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station35.9%

Higher than 70% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket44.1%

Lower than 94% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

4th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy74.9%

Lower than 58% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available78.4%

Higher than 51% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average scoreNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GPNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or OutstandingNot available

Published for England only. How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents77.2

Higher than 59% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 2.5% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.4

Lower than 80% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year17.9

Lower than 99% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

5th lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier93.4%

Higher than 99% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents7.7

Higher than 73% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 10% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.5

Higher than 50% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 89% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 22 councils in Wales.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women50.1 yrs

The lowest of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 22 councils in Wales.

Down 5.5 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home26.6 ha

Higher than 51% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean5.4 µg/m³

Lower than 80% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 36.5% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Merthyr Tydfil shares a boundary with Caerphilly, Powys and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms: Powys£578
Merthyr Tydfil£640
Rhondda Cynon Taf£675
Caerphilly£689
Average house price, all homes: Merthyr Tydfil£147k
Rhondda Cynon Taf£168k
Caerphilly£197k
Powys£231k
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents: Powys55.3
Merthyr Tydfil77.2
Rhondda Cynon Taf77.2
Caerphilly85.7
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean: Powys2.7 µg/m³
Merthyr Tydfil5.4 µg/m³
Rhondda Cynon Taf6.4 µg/m³
Caerphilly7.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station: Powys19.1%
Merthyr Tydfil35.9%
Rhondda Cynon Taf42.3%
Caerphilly43.3%

What changed

Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Down 3% since June 2025
Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Down 1.2% since August 2025
Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Up 2.5% since 2022-23
Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 5.5 years since 2011 to 2013
Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 10% since 2021
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 36.5% since 2019

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