Renting in Merthyr Tydfil

Average Rent in Merthyr Tydfil

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The average rent in Merthyr Tydfil is £850/mo, with 601 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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Renting in Merthyr Tydfil

What it costs to rent in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil currently has 601 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 33 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 NP23 at around £713/mo, while BS34 sits nearer £1,775/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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Market snapshot

Merthyr Tydfil rental market at a glance

601

Active rentals in Merthyr Tydfil

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Merthyr Tydfil

Median monthly rent, based on 601 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£725/mo	134
2 bed	£825/mo	218
3 bed	£863/mo	166
4+ bed	£1,750/mo	43

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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.

0%30% threshold80%

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

most common band

Mean band

2.01

≈ Band B–C

Stock

28k

27,560 properties

A
51%14,120
B
24%6,680
C
8%2,270
D
8%2,190
E
6%1,550
F
2%570
G
1%160
H
0%0
I
0%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-capable
78%
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

A
1%187
B
6%1,419
C
37%8,785
D
40%9,546
E
12%2,910
F
2%527
G
1%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

25% of listings

Houses

179

75% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Merthyr Tydfil — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 71% of the 180 houses currently advertised in Merthyr Tydfil.

Terraced
71%127
Semi-detached
15%27
Other house
8%14
Detached
6%11
Bungalow
1%1

Rent by postcode

Where Merthyr Tydfil rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 529 live listings in 34 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Merthyr Tydfil

1BS34£1,775/mo8 rentals
2BS8£1,700/mo7 rentals
3BS7£1,500/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Merthyr Tydfil

1NP23£713/mo6 rentals
2SA11£743/mo4 rentals
3SA2£745/mo6 rentals

Features · Merthyr Tydfil

Garden, parking, and floor area in Merthyr Tydfil

Live signal across 601 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

77%

of 52 Merthyr Tydfil listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Area safety

Safety in Merthyr Tydfil

Lower Crime Area

Based 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 April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Treharris has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Merthyr Tydfil.

Dowlais
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (67) · pop. ~6,000
37
per 1k
Treharris
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (6) · pop. ~7,000
2.9
per 1k
Troedyrhiw
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (19) · pop. ~3,000
16
per 1k
Penydarren
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (75) · pop. ~5,000
49
per 1k
Gurnos
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~6,000
19
per 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.

Where we search

Merthyr Tydfil listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Merthyr Tydfil.

PrimeLocation

345

OnTheMarket

113

Rightmove

OpenRent

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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 601 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Merthyr Tydfil?

There are currently 601 rental properties available in Merthyr Tydfil, with 33 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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