CF44 postcode area guide — Merthyr Tydfil
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the CF44 postcode district in Merthyr Tydfil — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in CF44
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
65.7%
Gigabit-capable
65.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the CF44 postcode district (Merthyr Tydfil) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,012 postcodes Ofcom measures in CF44, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 65.7%.
Around 0.4% of premises in CF44 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in CF44
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| CF44 0AA | 100% | 5.9% |
| CF44 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| CF44 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| CF44 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| CF44 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| CF44 0AG | 97.1% | 0% |
| CF44 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| CF44 0AJ | 100% | 90.9% |
| CF44 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| CF44 0AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Merthyr Tydfil
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Merthyr Tydfil district (28,855 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
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Voice indoors — all networks
98.7%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in CF44
Police recorded 141 incidents within about a mile of the centre of CF44 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 56 | 39.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 27 | 19.1% |
| Public order | 19 | 13.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 17 | 12.1% |
| Other theft | 5 | 3.5% |
| Other crime | 4 | 2.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 3 | 2.1% |
| Burglary | 2 | 1.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in CF44
Based on 412 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in CF44 is £145,000, up 5.1% on the previous year (£138,000).
Detached
£290,000
75 sales
Semi-detached
£180,000
81 sales
Terraced
£125,000
234 sales
Flat / maisonette
£68,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in CF44
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £333,000 | Detached | CF44 0SU | |
| 18 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Heol Pen Nant | CF44 0QD |
| 14 May 2026 | £74,500 | Terraced | Ynysllwyd Street | CF44 7NP |
| 14 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Graig Isaf | CF44 7RD |
| 11 May 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached | Llewelyn Street | CF44 8LA |
| 8 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Ynyscynon Terrace | CF44 0PE |
| 8 May 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced | Miners Row | CF44 0TP |
| 8 May 2026 | £199,995 | Semi-detached | Tre Telynog | CF44 0AD |
| 8 May 2026 | £119,000 | Terraced | Garwellt | CF44 9LT |
| 8 May 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | High Street | CF44 9SB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Merthyr Tydfil demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Merthyr Tydfil district (58,840 residents, 25,783 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% |
| 15–29 | 23% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.7% |
| 65+ | 18.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 15.6% |
| Social rented | 13.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around CF44
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Gwyn Education Centres | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 8EX |
| Cwmbach C.I.W. Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 0AT |
| Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 9ES |
| St John Baptist C.I.W. High School | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 8BW |
| Maesgwyn Special School | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 8RE |
| Park Lane Special School | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 8HN |
| Cwmbach Community Primary | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 0HS |
| Cwmaman Primary | Not applicable | — | — | CF44 6LA |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in CF44
317 rated food businesses operate in CF44. 202 hold the top rating of 5, 51 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 35 Squared, 3s Convenience Store, Abercwmboi RFC, Aberdare Community School, Aberdare Golf Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in CF44
From a sample of 108 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 CF44 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 36% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
35%
Band D
39%
Band E
15%
Band F
6%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Merthyr Tydfil
Landlines around CF44 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.