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Housing in CF48 1HL

What the homes in CF48 1HL 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
1,848 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49%). Flats make up 7.8%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

CF48 1HLWales
Detached14.8%28.5%
Semi-detached28.5%32.1%
Terraced49%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.4% of households in the CF48 1HL area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.7% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 21.7% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.

CF48 1HL
41%
14%
44%
Wales
  • Owned41.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented13.7%17%
  • Social rented44.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

CF48 1HLWales
Owned outright21.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan19.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%14.5%
Other private rented2.8%2.5%
From the council20%8.7%
From a housing association24.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

CF48 1HLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (20.1%). 39.3% of households include dependent children.

CF48 1HLWales
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.3%14.6%
Couple, no children10.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children19.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children20.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%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 CF48 1HL (Gelli-deg & Town) (about 1,848 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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