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Asking rent £819/month · Gross yield 5.3% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Merthyr Tydfil: asking rent £819/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 328 lets).
£819/month 12 months to Sep 2026
328 lets
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.
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.
109 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Merthyr Tydfil runs from £585/month for 1 bedroom to £818/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £585/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 39 |
| 2 bedrooms | £714/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | -0.1% on the previous 12 months | 169 |
| 3 bedrooms | £818/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 270 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 71% of the 1,362 units in Merthyr Tydfil whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 20th of 22 local authorities in Wales for asking rent, at £819/month.
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 20th of 22 local authorities in Wales for asking rent, at £819/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff | £1,421/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 12,343 | measured |
| 2 | Ceredigion | £1,179/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 197 | measured |
| 3 | Monmouthshire | £1,141/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 479 | measured |
| 4 | the Vale of Glamorgan | £1,133/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 905 | measured |
| 5 | Newport | £1,006/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,206 | measured |
| 20 | Merthyr Tydfil | £819/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 328 | measured |
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 4th of 22 local authorities in Wales for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.3%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaenau Gwent | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 516 | measured |
| 2 | Cardiff | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 21,063 | measured |
| 3 | Neath Port Talbot | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 583 | measured |
| 4 | Merthyr Tydfil | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 533 | measured |
| 5 | Ceredigion | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 298 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Wales
CF48 leads the 3 postcode districts within Merthyr Tydfil for asking rent, at £833/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CF48 | £833/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 175 | measured |
| 2 | CF46 | £830/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 66 | indicative |
| 3 | CF47 | £814/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 98 | measured |
CF48 leads the 3 postcode districts within Merthyr Tydfil for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CF48 | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 265 | measured |
| 2 | CF47 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 181 | measured |
| 3 | CF46 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 85 | indicative |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 328 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 533 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |