Buying a home in CF48, Merthyr Tydfil. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£156kmost £127k–£209k

Houses per m²£2,055flats £1,968

Sold last year1491,224 in five years

Prices in Merthyr Tydfil+4.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CF48 sold for £155,622 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £126,707 and £209,387, for about 87 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Merthyr Tydfil (£154,000).

149 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £64k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CF48 3 (£1,694) and the most in CF48 1 (£2,458).

Across Merthyr Tydfil, prices are up 4% on a year ago and up 27.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £722 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £710 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in CF48 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£82,951	£75k–£132k	46 m²	20
2	£123,837	£100k–£155k	68 m²	415
3	£155,622	£127k–£209k	87 m²	586
4	£227,056	£153k–£326k	108 m²	125
5+	£356,358	£250k–£427k	153 m²	72

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£83k	£124k	£156k	£227k	£356k
Detached	—	£192k	£275k	£359k	£385k
Semi-detached	—	£153k	£199k	£205k	£296k
Terraced	£77k	£116k	£138k	£156k	£172k
Flats	£64k	—	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across CF48

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CF48 1	£2,458	—
CF48 2	£2,108	—
CF48 3	£1,694	£1,881
CF48 4	£1,784	—

Nearby areas

CF47 Merthyr Tydfil · 1 km3-bed house £151k CF44 Aberdare · 7 km3-bed house £156k CF45 Mountain Ash · 8 km3-bed house £134k NP22 Tredegar · 8 km3-bed house £148k NP24 New Tredegar · 10 km3-bed house £114k CF81 Bargoed · 10 km3-bed house £155k CF46 Treharris · 10 km3-bed house £167k CF43 Ferndale · 11 km3-bed house £112k

Questions about CF48

Is CF48 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Merthyr Tydfil; prices in Merthyr Tydfil are up 4% on a year ago; 149 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in CF48?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CF48 sold for £155,622 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £126,707 and £209,387.

Is CF48 expensive for Merthyr Tydfil?

A 3-bedroom house in CF48 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Merthyr Tydfil (£154,000).

How many homes sell in CF48 each year?

149 homes sold in the last year and 1,224 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near CF48?

For a 3-bedroom house, CF45 (£134k, 8 km), NP24 (£114k, 10 km), CF43 (£112k, 11 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.