Sold £1,753/m² · Median sold £151,814 (383 sales) · Index +2.7% y/y · Turnover 1.5% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Merthyr Tydfil?
Buildings
27,144
Mixed-use buildings
1.2%
HMO-shaped units
5.0%
EPC A or B
8.0%
EPC D or worse
48%
What does Merthyr Tydfil cost?
Merthyr Tydfil: sold price per m² £1,753/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 331 sales). +2.7% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£1,753/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
331 sales
+2.7% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 331 sales. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
£151,814 12 months to Jun 2026
383 sales
+2.7% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 383 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£177,685 12 months to Sep 2026
1,446 listings
+8.1% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,446 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,778/m² in Aug 2025 to £1,531/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £120,083 in Sep 2016 to £125,839 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £140,000 in Jan 2022 to £175,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,204/m² in Aug 2025 to £1,931/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 117% in Feb 2022 to 96% in Nov 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 102.1 in Jan 2022 to 112.9 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 328 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.3% 12 months to Sep 2026
533 lets
-4.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 533 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £786/month in Aug 2025 to £778/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 5.1% in Jan 2022 to 5.3% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 84.7 in Jan 2022 to 104.8 in Sep 2026.
How does Merthyr Tydfil vary by home size?
Asking price in Merthyr Tydfil runs from £129,883 for 2 bedrooms to £472,845 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Merthyr Tydfil. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
Not published
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—
—
2 bedrooms
£129,883
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.7% on the previous 12 months
317
3 bedrooms
£172,556
12 months to Sep 2026
+9% on the previous 12 months
791
4 bedrooms
£336,106
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.9% on the previous 12 months
225
5+ bedrooms
£472,845
12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed
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58
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Merthyr Tydfil?
Merthyr Tydfil: turnover 1.5% (12 months to Mar 2026, 430 sales). -22.4% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
1.5% 12 months to Mar 2026
430 sales
-22.4% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 430 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
659 12 months to Sep 2026
659 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 659 listings.
New listings
855 12 months to Sep 2026
855 listings
+5.6% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 855 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.0% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 51 in Aug 2025 to 79 in Sep 2026.New listings: 67 in Jan 2022 to 106 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 22 in Jan 2022 to 44 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 371 in Sep 2026 to 1,026 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 148 days in Feb 2022 to 140 days in Nov 2024.
Who is active in Merthyr Tydfil?
30 agents listed homes for sale in Merthyr Tydfil; the three largest took 56% of the listings.
Agents active
30
Top three agents’ share
56%
New homes among listings
8.7%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Merthyr Tydfil?
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 1,362 units in Merthyr Tydfil whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords71% of classified · 970 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 223 units
Housing associations12% of classified · 158 units
RMC0.8% of classified · 11 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Merthyr Tydfil rank?
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 21st of 22 local authorities in Wales for sold price per m², at £1,753/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Wales
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 21st of 22 local authorities in Wales for sold price per m², at £1,753/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Wales, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
CF46Postcode district · Asking £2,359/m² · Sep 2026
CF47Postcode district · Asking £1,906/m² · Sep 2026
CF48Postcode district · Asking £2,069/m² · Sep 2026
Blaenau GwentNeighbouring local authority · Asking £1,786/m² · Sep 2026
BridgendNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,580/m² · Sep 2026
CaerphillyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,550/m² · Sep 2026
CardiffNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,412/m² · Sep 2026
CarmarthenshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,303/m² · Sep 2026
CeredigionNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,628/m² · Sep 2026
ConwyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,857/m² · Sep 2026
DenbighshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,604/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Merthyr Tydfil
What is the median house price in Merthyr Tydfil?
Homes in Merthyr Tydfil sold for a median £151,814 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 383 sales. Per square metre that is £1,753/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Merthyr Tydfil changed?
+2.7% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in Merthyr Tydfil?
Homes to let in Merthyr Tydfil asked a median £819/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 328 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Merthyr Tydfil?
5.3% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 533 lets. -4.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Merthyr Tydfil?
1.5% of the homes in Merthyr Tydfil changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 430 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.