Detached
£327,309
71% above the Town average
18.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Town? £190,997
The average house price in Town is £190,997, based on 94 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are up 9.0% (£15,730) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +9.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 94
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Town?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£225,342
18% above the Town average
21.7% of sales
Terraced
£140,630
26% below the Town average
50.8% of sales
Flats
£124,625
35% below the Town average
8.9% of sales
Are house prices in Town going up or down?
House prices in Town are rising: up 9.0% (£15,730) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 52.4% (£65,632).
Past 12 months
+9.0%
+£15,730From £175,267 to £190,997
£190,997£175,267
Past 10 years
+52.4%
+£65,632From £125,365 to £190,997
£190,997£113,360
Quick answers for Town
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£238,750
Highest average, reached in August 2026
How many homes sold?
94
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
50.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£100k - £150k
26.4% of sales
How many people live in Town?
7,894
2,663 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 Town?
3,633
1,225 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 Town?
27 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 3.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
2.7% of the area · 3 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 Town?
140 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +5.4% 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.
How does Town rank?
2nd most expensive area of Merthyr Tydfil.
Compared with 12 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Town?
The highest recorded sale prices in Town, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
rice lewis house bryntirion road, merthyr tydfil
£550,000
Sold December 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Town compare with nearby areas?
Town compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Merthyr Tydfil.
Town vs Dowlais
- Town
- £190,997
- Dowlais
- £115,351−£75,646
Open comparison
Town vs Penydarren
- Town
- £190,997
- Penydarren
- £164,148−£26,849
Open comparison
Town vs Troed-y-rhiw
- Town
- £190,997
- Troed-y-rhiw
- £132,676−£58,321
Open comparison
Town vs Park
- Town
- £190,997
- Park
- £150,793−£40,204
Open comparison
Town vs Gurnos
- Town
- £190,997
- Gurnos
- £111,998−£78,999
Open comparison
Town vs Pant
- Town
- £190,997
- Pant
- £163,162−£27,835
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
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 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Town dataset covers 432 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.