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Council tax bands in Merthyr Tydfil

27,670 homesWalesIn Welsh: Merthyr Tudful

Merthyr Tydfil has the second-smallest number of homes built from 2016 to 2026 (780 homes), the sixth-largest share of terraced houses (51.7%) and the eighth-largest share of three-bedroom homes (57.0%) of the 318 councils in England and Wales. It also has the joint smallest share of homes in band I (0.0%) and the joint smallest share in band C (8.3%) of the 22 councils in Wales.

One street of 100 homes: colour shows the band, shape the typeA51B24C8D8E6F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalowColour shows the band, shape the typeA51B24C8D8E6F2G1FlatTerracedSemiDetachedBungalow

Most homes are in the two lowest bands

Bands A and B hold 75.3% of the homes in Merthyr Tydfil, and band A on its own accounts for 51.2%. The share in the middle bands, C to E, 22.1%, is 29.5 points below the figure for Wales as a whole. Within Wales, the band mix closest to this one is that of Caerphilly. Ranked by number of homes, the bands run A, B, C, D, E, F and G.

Share of homes in each bandA51.2%B24.1%C8.3%D8.1%E5.7%F2.1%G0.6%H0.0%I0.0%Merthyr TydfilWales

Homes from before 1900 lead

Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales35%Before19008%1900–19184%1919–193916%1945–196417%1965–19829%1983–19998%2000–20153%2016–2026Share of homes by build period; red line: Wales35%<19008%19004%191916%194517%19659%19838%20003%2016

The biggest building periods here were before 1900 (34.7%), from 1965 to 1982 (16.6%) and from 1945 to 1964 (16.2%). The middle home built from 2016 to 2026 is in band C, a higher band than the middle home built before 2016 (band A). Bands A and B take 34.6% of these newer homes and 76.4% of the older ones. Homes from the three largest building periods share the same middle band, band A. The busiest single year was 2016, with 170 homes recorded as built. Over the year to March 2026 the list grew by a net 50 homes (+0.18%).

Bands of homes built 2016 to 2026, and beforeBuilt 2016 to 2026ABCDEBuilt before 2016ABCD

More than half are terraced houses

Terraced houses make up more than half of the homes in Merthyr Tydfil; after them come semi-detached houses (21.9%), detached houses (11.7%), flats and maisonettes (7.9%) and bungalows (6.4%). The typical home of each type sits in band E for detached houses, band C for bungalows, band B for semi-detached houses, band A for flats and maisonettes and band A for terraced houses. The nearest property-type mix elsewhere belongs to Rhondda Cynon Taf, followed by Burnley and Blaenau Gwent. The widest gap to the rest of Wales is in detached houses: 7.7 points below the share there (19.4%).

Share of all homes; each type split by bandFlats and maisonettes7.9%ATerraced houses51.7%ABSemi-detached houses21.9%ABCDDetached houses11.7%CDEFBungalows6.4%ABCDE

Three bedrooms is the usual size

Three-bedroom homes are the most common size, then two-bedroom (22.4%) and four-bedroom (12.3%). Band climbs with size: the middle home is in band A with one bedroom, band A with two, band B with three, band D with four and band E with five. A detached house here has 3.7 bedrooms on average, a flat 1.4. One-bedroom homes make up 6.4%. Homes here average 2.81 bedrooms, fewer than the 2.83 for Wales.

Homes by bedrooms, where recorded1 bedroom6.4%2 bedrooms22.4%3 bedrooms57.0%4 bedrooms12.3%5 bedrooms1.4%6+ bedrooms0.4%

Councils with a similar band mix

By band-mix distance (0 means identical), the councils closest to Merthyr Tydfil are Blaenau Gwent (14.0), Rhondda Cynon Taf (21.1) and Neath Port Talbot (61.1); the furthest within Wales is Monmouthshire (132.5).

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Placed in Wales

On the share of homes in band F or above, Merthyr Tydfil comes 21st of the 22 councils in Wales, just behind Neath Port Talbot and just ahead of Blaenau Gwent. All Wales councils.

Share of homes in band F or aboveMerthyr Tydfil 3%1%36%