Renting in Merthyr Tydfil

Average Rent in Merthyr Tydfil: £850/mo

Rent in Merthyr Tydfil before the rush.

Median asking rent across 802 live Merthyr Tydfil listings on 4 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£850 /month

802 live listings · 4 portals

Median monthly rent in Merthyr Tydfil by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£767/mo44
1 bed£750/mo179
2 bed£825/mo300
3 bed£875/mo227
4+ bed£1,773/mo52

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Merthyr Tydfil

What it costs to rent in Merthyr Tydfil

Merthyr Tydfil currently has 802 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 35 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 76% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SA2 at around £710/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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Rent by property size

Average rent in Merthyr Tydfil by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 802 live listings across 4 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Merthyr Tydfil

£767/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Merthyr Tydfil is £767 a month, 10% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 44 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Merthyr Tydfil

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £750 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 179 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Merthyr Tydfil

£825/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £825 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 300 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Merthyr Tydfil

£875/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £875 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 227 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Merthyr Tydfil

£1,773/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Merthyr Tydfil is £1,773 a month, 109% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 52 listings currently on the market.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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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: £755/mo (Jul 26, -1.1% YoY).

Latest

£755

Jul 26

Annual

-1.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£520

Aug 21

Total change

+45%

since 2021

£525£650£775Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

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

£755/mo

£9,060/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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Merthyr Tydfil

Flats & apartments

73

24% of listings

Houses

235

76% of listings

Bungalows

1

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 69% of the 236 houses currently advertised in Merthyr Tydfil.

  • Terraced
    69%164
  • Semi-detached
    13%31
  • Other house
    12%28
  • Detached
    5%12
  • Bungalow
    0%1

Rent by postcode

Where Merthyr Tydfil rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 711 live listings in 43 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Merthyr Tydfil

  1. 1BS8£1,800/mo10 rentals
  2. 2BS34£1,750/mo9 rentals
  3. 3BS6£1,693/mo6 rentals

Cheapest in Merthyr Tydfil

  1. 1SA2£710/mo8 rentals
  2. 2NP23£738/mo8 rentals
  3. 3CF46£738/mo6 rentals

Features · Merthyr Tydfil

Garden, parking, and floor area in Merthyr Tydfil

Live signal across 802 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

81%

of 67 Merthyr Tydfil listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Merthyr Tydfil this week

35 homes came onto the Merthyr Tydfil rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

35 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 2 bed property for rent in Bridge Road, Weston-Super-Mare BS23
    £1,000/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Bridge Road, Weston-Super-Mare BS23

    2View listing
  2. 2 bed property for rent in 25 Blaenllechau Road, Ferndale CF43
    £700/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    25 Blaenllechau Road, Ferndale CF43

    2View listing
  3. 3 bed property for rent in Beaufort Hill, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale NP23
    £875/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Beaufort Hill, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale NP23

    3View listing
  4. 3 bed property for rent in Coedpenmaen Road, Pontypridd CF37
    £895/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Coedpenmaen Road, Pontypridd CF37

    3View listing
  5. 3 bed property for rent in Caerwent Road, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran NP44
    £1,150/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Caerwent Road, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran NP44

    3View listing
  6. 3 bed property for rent in Regent Street, Talgarth, Brecon LD3
    £875/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Regent Street, Talgarth, Brecon LD3

    3View listing
  7. 3 bed property for rent in Pine Valley, Cwmavon, Port Talbot SA12
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Pine Valley, Cwmavon, Port Talbot SA12

    3View listing
  8. 3 bed property for rent in Rogerstone Close, Cardiff CF3
    £1,300/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Rogerstone Close, Cardiff CF3

    3View listing
  9. 2 bed property for rent in Canton, Cardiff CF5
    £1,050/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Canton, Cardiff CF5

    2View listing
  10. 3 bed property for rent in Dewsland Park Road, Newport NP20
    £1,350/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Dewsland Park Road, Newport NP20

    3View listing
  11. 2 bed property for rent in Jamaica Grove, Newport NP10
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Jamaica Grove, Newport NP10

    2View listing
  12. 1 bed property for rent in Richmond Court, Cardiff CF24
    £815/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Richmond Court, Cardiff CF24

    1View listing
  13. 2 bed property for rent in Guildhall Tavern, Cardiff CF10
    £1,345/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Guildhall Tavern, Cardiff CF10

    2View listing
  14. 2 bed property for rent in Dorset Street, Cardiff CF11
    £1,295/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Dorset Street, Cardiff CF11

    2View listing
  15. 1 bed property for rent in George Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    George Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23

    1View listing
  16. 1 bed property for rent in St. James Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23
    £995/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    St. James Street, Weston-Super-Mare BS23

    1View listing
  17. 5 bed property for rent in Clos Y Gorlan, Llanelli SA14
    £2,200/moPrimeLocation

    5 bed property

    Clos Y Gorlan, Llanelli SA14

    5View listing
  18. 3 bed property for rent in Fairwood Terrace, Gowerton, Swansea SA4
    £850/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Fairwood Terrace, Gowerton, Swansea SA4

    3View listing
  19. 1 bed property for rent in Sketty Road, Uplands, Swansea SA2
    £725/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Sketty Road, Uplands, Swansea SA2

    1View listing
  20. 1 bed property for rent in Kilvey Terrace, Swansea SA1
    £625/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Kilvey Terrace, Swansea SA1

    1View listing
  21. 3 bed property for rent in Clifton Hill, Swansea SA1
    £1,100/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Clifton Hill, Swansea SA1

    3View listing
  22. 2 bed property for rent in Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10
    £1,200/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Bute Terrace, Cardiff CF10

    2View listing
  23. 2 bed property for rent in Dumballs Road, Cardiff CF10
    £1,497/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Dumballs Road, Cardiff CF10

    2View listing
  24. 4 bed property for rent in Siloh Road, Swansea SA1
    £1,000/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Siloh Road, Swansea SA1

    4View listing

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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

  • 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.

Area safety

Safety in Merthyr Tydfil

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Merthyr Tydfil has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 27 of 27 postcode districts analysed, the median was 87 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Merthyr Tydfil is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 87 crimes per area (median)
  • 27 of 27 postcode districts covered
  • Data: September 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 July 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 (95) · pop. ~6,000

    46
    per 1k

  • Treharris

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (16) · pop. ~7,000

    4.9
    per 1k

  • Troedyrhiw

    Typical for city

    Most common: Violent crime (28) · pop. ~3,000

    22
    per 1k

  • Penydarren

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (106) · pop. ~5,000

    64
    per 1k

  • Gurnos

    Typical for city

    Most common: Violent crime (48) · pop. ~6,000

    25
    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
470
OnTheMarket
159
Rightmove
117
OpenRent
56

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Frequently asked

Renting in Merthyr Tydfil — your questions answered

How much is rent in Merthyr Tydfil?

The average (median) asking rent in Merthyr Tydfil is £850 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £825, based on 802 live listings across 4 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Merthyr Tydfil?

The median asking rent for a studio in Merthyr Tydfil is £767 a month, 10% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 44 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Merthyr Tydfil?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £750 a month, 12% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 179 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Merthyr Tydfil?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £825 a month, 3% below the city-wide median of £850, based on 300 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Merthyr Tydfil?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Merthyr Tydfil is £875 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 227 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Merthyr Tydfil?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Merthyr Tydfil is £1,773 a month, 109% above the city-wide median of £850, based on 52 listings currently on the market.

How many rental properties are available in Merthyr Tydfil?

There are currently 802 rental properties available in Merthyr Tydfil, with 35 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 87 reported crimes per postcode area (September 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 September 2026.

Across Wales

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