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Merlin Avenue, Penallta, Hengoed

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CF82 6AY.

Average price (last 12 months)
£251,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£260,300
13 sales
Price range
£127k – £425k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
31 Jul 2026
CF82 6AY

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At a glance

House prices£252k average14% above the Hengoed average Crime129 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station19 min walkHengoed station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

13 property sales on Merlin Avenue, Penallta, Hengoed have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £251,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £346,990. That is 14% above the Hengoed average of £220,756 over the same period. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 38% detached, 38% terraced, 23% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Merlin Avenue range from £127,000 to £425,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 49 streets in Hengoed with at least two sales in the last year, Merlin Avenue ranks 14th for average price.

House prices on Merlin Avenue compared

Merlin Avenue£251,500
CF82 postcode area£220,756
Hengoed£220,756
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all CF82 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £210,000 (1 sales)2016£210k2017: £189,950 (1 sales)2017£190k2018: £170,000 (1 sales)2018£170k2019: £164,500 (2 sales)2019£165k2020: £289,950 (1 sales)2020£290k2021: £400,000 (1 sales)2021£400k2022: £237,000 (1 sales)2022£237k2023: £315,000 (2 sales)2023£315k2025: £425,000 (1 sales)2025£425k2026: £251,500 (2 sales)2026£252k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached5£346,99022 Jul 2025
Terraced5£195,80025 Feb 2026
Semi-detached3£223,31731 Jul 2026

Sold prices on Merlin Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
16, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 31 Jul 2026£278,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 25 Feb 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 22 Jul 2025£425,000 DetachedFreehold
7, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 15 Aug 2023£220,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 18 Jul 2023£410,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 24 Jun 2022£237,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 22 Sep 2021£400,000 DetachedFreehold
46, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 25 Jun 2020£289,950 DetachedFreehold
14, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 9 Aug 2019£202,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 5 Jul 2019£127,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 8 Jun 2018£170,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 3 Nov 2017£189,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 14 Oct 2016£210,000 DetachedFreehold
40, Merlin Avenue CF82 6AY 30 Jun 2016£215,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
4, Merlin Avenue £170,000 (Jun 2018) → £225,000 (Feb 2026) +32%
over 8 yrs
38, Merlin Avenue £410,000 (Jul 2023) → £425,000 (Jul 2025) +4%
over 2 yrs
14, Merlin Avenue £189,950 (Nov 2017) → £202,000 (Aug 2019) +6%
over 2 yrs
40, Merlin Avenue £215,000 (Jun 2016) → £210,000 (Oct 2016) -2%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Merlin Avenue

Crime

129 crimes were reported within about a mile of Merlin Avenue in August 2026.

Violence & sexual offences40
Anti-social behaviour22
Criminal damage & arson20
Public order20
Other crime9
Other theft6

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Merlin Avenue is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

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Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Hengoed station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
  • Ystrad Mynach station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Pengam station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Old Colliery (o/s, Penallta Road) 4 min walk
  • Old Colliery (opp, Penallta Road) 5 min walk
  • Lindsay Club (opp, Gelligaer Road) 6 min walk
  • Lindsay Club (o/s, Gelligaer Road) 6 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Meddygfa Gelligaer Surgery
    Heol Hen Ysgol, Gelligaer, Hengoed · 0.7 mi
  • Oakfield Surgery
    Oakfield Street, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed · 1.0 mi
  • Pengam Health Centre
    Glan-Yr-Afon Lane, Fleur De Lis, Blackwood · 1.0 mi
  • Sunnybank Health Centre
    Bryn Road, Cefn Fforest, Blackwood · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Gelligaer St Cattwgs Ave · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Pengam · 0.9 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Ystrad Mynach · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Hengoed Superstore · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Complete Care Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Ystrad Mynach · 1.0 mi
  • Vida Rogers Ltd · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Family Dental Health Centre · 0.9 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.8 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.4%62.5%
Private rented16.9%20.3%
Social rented13.7%17.1%
Households1,134

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+13.7%18.6%
Residents2,753

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Caerphilly with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Merlin Avenue

Ethnic group

HereCaerphilly
White97.5%97.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.9%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.2%

Religion

HereCaerphilly
No religion59.9%56.7%
Christian33.2%36.4%
Not answered5.2%5.7%
Muslim1%0.3%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereCaerphilly
Born in the UK96.3%97.1%
Born outside the UK3.7%2.9%

Highest qualification

HereCaerphilly
Level 4 qualifications and above35.8%25.3%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%16.8%
No qualifications16.1%24.1%
Level 2 qualifications15%15.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.7%10.1%
Apprenticeship4.6%5.5%
Other qualifications1.6%2.7%

General health

HereCaerphilly
Very good health51.1%43.7%
Good health32%32.1%
Fair health11.1%15.7%
Bad health4.6%6.4%
Very bad health1.2%2.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereCaerphilly
1 car or van in household39.8%41.8%
2 cars or vans in household36.3%27.7%
No cars or vans in household14.3%20.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.6%10.2%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Caerphilly.

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