Detached
£312,669
94% above the Merthyr Tydfil average
14.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Merthyr Tydfil? £161,002
The average house price in Merthyr Tydfil is £161,002, based on 572 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.0% (£1,654) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 572
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Merthyr Tydfil?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£188,046
17% above the Merthyr Tydfil average
22.8% of sales
Terraced
£122,096
24% below the Merthyr Tydfil average
59.7% of sales
Flats
£111,000
31% below the Merthyr Tydfil average
2.6% of sales
Are house prices in Merthyr Tydfil going up or down?
House prices in Merthyr Tydfil are falling: down 1.0% (£1,654) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 45.1% (£50,030).
Past 12 months
−1.0%
−£1,654From £162,656 to £161,002
£162,963£159,684
Past 10 years
+45.1%
+£50,030From £110,972 to £161,002
£162,656£110,817
Quick answers for Merthyr Tydfil
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£208,005
Highest average, reached in August 2024
How many homes sold?
572
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
59.7% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£100k - £150k
34.0% of sales
How many people live in Merthyr Tydfil?
58,898
1,362 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Merthyr Tydfil?
25,795
596 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Merthyr Tydfil?
38 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 62% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 5.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.0% of the area · 24 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Merthyr Tydfil?
96 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +0.9% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Cyfarthfa
£210,818
Least expensive
Gurnos
£111,998
How does Merthyr Tydfil rank?
3rd most expensive area of Mid Glamorgan.
Compared with 3 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Merthyr Tydfil?
The highest recorded sale prices in Merthyr Tydfil, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
7 caradoc street, merthyr tydfil
£2,020,000
Sold September 2020
View house details
How do house prices in Merthyr Tydfil compare with nearby areas?
Merthyr Tydfil compared with the 2 nearest other areas in Mid Glamorgan.
Merthyr Tydfil vs Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Merthyr Tydfil
- £161,002
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- £176,631+£15,629
Open comparison
Merthyr Tydfil vs Bridgend
- Merthyr Tydfil
- £161,002
- Bridgend
- £237,635+£76,633
Open comparison
Which areas of Merthyr Tydfil are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 12 areas of Merthyr Tydfil, most expensive first.
- 1
£210,818
Change over one year: +1.1%
- 2
£190,997
Change over one year: +9.0%
- 3
£180,094
Change over one year: +10.1%
- 4
£178,156
Change over one year: −10.8%
- 5
£164,148
Change over one year: +29.8%
- 6
£163,162
Change over one year: −9.5%
- 7
£162,357
Change over one year: −6.4%
- 8
£150,793
Change over one year: −11.9%
- 9
£140,101
Change over one year: +2.7%
- 10
£132,676
Change over one year: +5.8%
- 11
£115,351
Change over one year: −2.3%
- 12
£111,998
Change over one year: −33.8%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Merthyr Tydfil dataset covers 1,985 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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