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Housing in CF47 8LB

What the homes in CF47 8LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gelli-deg & Town
Council
Merthyr Tydfil
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,604 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.7%). Flats make up 31.6%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

CF47 8LBWales
Detached3.6%28.5%
Semi-detached17%32.1%
Terraced47.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat25.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.1% of households in the CF47 8LB area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 23% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.

CF47 8LB
38%
15%
47%
Wales
  • Owned38.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented14.5%17%
  • Social rented47%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF47 8LBWales
Owned outright23%38%
With a mortgage or loan15.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%14.5%
Other private rented2%2.5%
From the council8.9%8.7%
From a housing association38.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF47 8LBWales
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40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.2%). 18.9% of households include dependent children.

CF47 8LBWales
Living alone, under 6636.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%14.6%
Couple, no children10%16.5%
Couple with dependent children9.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Merthyr Tydfil

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Merthyr Tydfil (August 2026, −1.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Merthyr TydfilWales
All homes£754£846
One bedroom£552£636
Two bedrooms£640£779
Three bedrooms£722£890
Four or more£1,087£1,247
Detached£1,084£1,083
Semi-detached£765£877
Terraced£684£833
Flat or maisonette£601£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CF47 8LB (Gelli-deg & Town) (about 1,604 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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