Renting in Merthyr Tydfil
Average Rent in Merthyr Tydfil
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The average rent in Merthyr Tydfil is £850/mo, with 673 live listings across 4 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Merthyr Tydfil rental appears.
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Latest rentals in Merthyr Tydfil
The freshest listings we picked up across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders.
£4,200/moPrimeLocation6 bed property
Kingsdown Parade, Bristol BS6
6View listing
£850/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Ynysboeth, Mountain Ash CF45
2View listing
£675/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Millers Row, Treharris CF46
2View listing
£725/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Excelsior Street, Ebbw Vale NP23
2View listing
£900/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
Birchgrove Street, Porth CF39
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£775/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Rickards Street, Pontypridd CF37
2View listing
£895/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Greyhound Lane, Llantrisant CF72
2View listing
£795/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Parr Avenue, Neath SA11
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£850/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Elm Crescent, Bridgend CF31
2View listing
£1,200/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Newport Road, Cardiff CF3
2View listing
£1,400/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Newport Road, Cardiff CF24
2View listing
£950/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Tenby Close, Newport NP10
2View listing
£750/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Vellacott Close, Cardiff CF10
1View listing
£1,470/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
The Copper Works CF10
2View listing
£745/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Church St, Neath SA11
2View listing
£550/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
The Platform, Station Road, Montpelier, Bristol BS6
1View listing
£1,785/moPrimeLocation3 bed property
The Platform, Station Road, Montpelier, Bristol BS6
3View listing
£1,600/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Elmgrove Road, Redland, Bristol BS6
2View listing
£3,442/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Clifton BS8
1View listing
£1,300/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
The Mall, Clifton Village, Bristol BS8
1View listing
£750/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Severn Road, Weston-Super-Mare BS23
1View listing
£1,300/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
Patchway, Bristol BS34
2View listing
£725/moPrimeLocation1 bed property
Kings Acre Road, Hereford HR4
1View listing
£1,350/moPrimeLocation2 bed property
East Street, Hereford HR1
2View listing
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Renting in Merthyr Tydfil
What it costs to rent in Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil currently has 673 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 38 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 75% are houses and the rest are flats.
Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CF46 at around £700/mo, while BS8 sits nearer £1,800/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.
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Active rentals in Merthyr Tydfil
Median monthly rent
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Rental prices
Rent by bedrooms in Merthyr Tydfil
Median monthly rent, based on 673 active listings across 4 property sites.
| Bedrooms | Median rent | Available |
|---|---|---|
| 1 bed | £750/mo | 152 |
| 2 bed | £825/mo | 256 |
| 3 bed | £875/mo | 178 |
| 4+ bed | £1,813/mo | 45 |
Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.
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Rent trend · ONS PIPR
How Merthyr Tydfil rents have moved
Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Merthyr Tydfil. Latest: £753/mo (Mar 26, +4.5% YoY).
Latest
£753
Mar 26
Annual
+4.5%
vs last year
5-yr ago
£512
Apr 21
Total change
+47%
since 2021
Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.
Affordability · ONS ASHE
What share of Merthyr Tydfil pay goes on rent?
Renters in Merthyr Tydfil spend an estimated 29% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).
Median rent
£753/mo
£9,036/yr
Median pay
£31,504/yr
gross, ASHE 2025
Rent burden
29%
Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.
Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.
Council tax · VOA 2024
Council tax bands across Merthyr Tydfil
Most Merthyr Tydfil homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 27,560 properties on the council-tax list.
Modal band
A
most common band
Mean band
2.01
≈ Band B–C
Stock
28k
27,560 properties
- A51%14,120
- B24%6,680
- C8%2,270
- D8%2,190
- E6%1,550
- F2%570
- G1%160
- H0%0
- I0%10
Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.
Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations
Broadband coverage across Merthyr Tydfil
78% of Merthyr Tydfil premises can already get full-fibre and 78% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.
Full fibre
78%
FTTP-ready premises
Gigabit
78%
≥1Gbit/s available
Superfast
99%
≥30Mbit/s available
Mean speed
427 Mbit/s
bucket-weighted estimate
- Full fibre (FTTP)78%
- Gigabit-capable78%
- Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)99%
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Merthyr Tydfil), July 2025, covering 27,482 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.
Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC
EPC ratings for Merthyr Tydfil homes
44% of Merthyr Tydfil homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.
Bands A–C
44%
good energy-efficiency stock
Bands D–G
56%
below the proposed 2030 floor
Certificates
24k
23,575 EPCs
- A1%187
- B6%1,419
- C37%8,785
- D40%9,546
- E12%2,910
- F2%527
- G1%201
Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Merthyr Tydfil. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.
Property types
What’s on offer in Merthyr Tydfil
Flats & apartments
6424% of listings
Houses
19775% of listings
Bungalows
10% of listings
Property mix · houses
Houses to rent in Merthyr Tydfil — what's on the market
Terraced houses make up 69% of the 198 houses currently advertised in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Terraced69%137
- Semi-detached16%31
- Other house9%17
- Detached6%12
- Bungalow1%1
Rent by postcode
Where Merthyr Tydfil rent is highest and lowest
Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 594 live listings in 40 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.
Most expensive in Merthyr Tydfil
- 1BS8£1,800/mo10 rentals
- 2BS34£1,750/mo9 rentals
- 3BS6£1,693/mo6 rentals
Cheapest in Merthyr Tydfil
- 1CF46£700/mo3 rentals
- 2NP23£725/mo7 rentals
- 3SA2£745/mo6 rentals
Features · Merthyr Tydfil
Garden, parking, and floor area in Merthyr Tydfil
Live signal across 673 Merthyr Tydfil rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.
Garden
79%
of 56 Merthyr Tydfil listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.
Area safety
Safety in Merthyr Tydfil
Lower Crime AreaBased on the latest police data (July 2026), Merthyr Tydfil has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 33 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Merthyr Tydfil is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.
Crime overview
- 33 crimes per area (median)
- 27 of 27 postcode districts covered
- Data: July 2026
Most reported
- Anti-social behaviour
- 0% of incidents
Merthyr Tydfil ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.
Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.
Area breakdown
Safety by suburb in Merthyr Tydfil
Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.
Dowlais
Higher crimeMost common: Violent crime (109) · pop. ~6,000
44per 1kTreharris
Safer areaMost common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~7,000
2.7per 1kTroedyrhiw
Safer areaMost common: Violent crime (17) · pop. ~3,000
10per 1kPenydarren
Higher crimeMost common: Violent crime (116) · pop. ~5,000
59per 1kGurnos
Typical for cityMost common: Violent crime (53) · pop. ~6,000
22per 1k
Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.
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Renting in Merthyr Tydfil — your questions answered
What is the average rent in Merthyr Tydfil?
The median rent in Merthyr Tydfil is £850/month based on 673 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).
How many rental properties are available in Merthyr Tydfil?
There are currently 673 rental properties available in Merthyr Tydfil, with 38 new listings added in the last 7 days.
Is Merthyr Tydfil safe for renters?
Merthyr Tydfil has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 33 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.
What is the most common crime in Merthyr Tydfil?
The most commonly reported crime category in Merthyr Tydfil is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.
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