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Blaen Dowlais, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil

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House prices, sold prices and local information for CF48 3RB, CF48 3AA.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£95,354
17 sales
Price range
£48k – £195k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Jul 2025
CF48 3RB

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At a glance

House prices£95k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) Nearest station40 min walkMerthyr Tydfil station Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

17 property sales on Blaen Dowlais, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 16 Jul 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £85,735. Average sale prices rose from £66,250 in 2016 to £142,667 in 2025 (+115%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% terraced, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Blaen Dowlais range from £47,620 to £195,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Blaen Dowlais compared

CF48 postcode area£167,073
Merthyr Tydfil£173,800
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Blaen Dowlais has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CF48 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £66,250 (2 sales)2016£66k2017: £65,000 (1 sales)2017£65k2018: £89,950 (1 sales)2018£90k2019: £93,810 (2 sales)2019£94k2021: £89,000 (2 sales)2021£89k2022: £80,000 (4 sales)2022£80k2023: £119,950 (1 sales)2023£120k2024: £100,000 (1 sales)2024£100k2025: £142,667 (3 sales)2025£143k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced15£85,73516 Jul 2025
Semi-detached2£167,50011 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Blaen Dowlais

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
11, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 30 Jun 2026£125,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 16 Jul 2025£108,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Canol Tai, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3AA 11 Jun 2025£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 2 May 2025£125,000 TerracedFreehold
73, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 3 Oct 2024£85,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 13 Sep 2024£100,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 22 Sep 2023£119,950 TerracedFreehold
11, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 30 Aug 2023£80,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 14 Sep 2022£86,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 29 Apr 2022£59,000 TerracedFreehold
10, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 25 Mar 2022£80,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 10 Feb 2022£95,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 11 Aug 2021£105,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 29 Jan 2021£73,000 TerracedFreehold
78, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 18 Dec 2019£47,620 TerracedFreehold
9 Canol Tai, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3AA 4 Oct 2019£140,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 24 Aug 2018£89,950 TerracedFreehold
11, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 19 Jul 2018£61,500 TerracedFreehold
73, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 23 Mar 2018£47,000 TerracedFreehold
39, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 18 Jan 2018£46,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 27 Oct 2017£46,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 27 Sep 2017£65,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 4 Nov 2016£69,500 TerracedFreehold
36, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 5 Oct 2016£63,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Blaen Dowlais CF48 3RB 26 Aug 2016£80,000 TerracedFreehold

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
11, Blaen Dowlais £61,500 (Jul 2018) → £80,000 (Aug 2023) → £108,000 (Jul 2025) → £125,000 (Jun 2026) +103%
over 8 yrs
77, Blaen Dowlais £46,000 (Oct 2017) → £89,950 (Aug 2018) → £125,000 (May 2025) +172%
over 8 yrs
73, Blaen Dowlais £47,000 (Mar 2018) → £85,000 (Oct 2024) +81%
over 7 yrs
78, Blaen Dowlais £47,620 (Dec 2019) → £86,000 (Sep 2022) → £100,000 (Sep 2024) +110%
over 5 yrs
65, Blaen Dowlais £69,500 (Nov 2016) → £119,950 (Sep 2023) +73%
over 7 yrs

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Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Merthyr Tydfil station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Rhymney station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • Pentre-Bach station 2.7 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Tredegar Arms (o/s, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Coedcae (at, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Tredegar Arms (opp, High Street) 2 min walk
  • Coedcae (at, High Street) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Morlais Medical Practice
    Berry Square, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.7 mi
  • Pontcae Medical Practice
    Dynevor Street, Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil · 2.2 mi
  • Practice 3 Keir Hardie He
    Keir Hardie Health Park, Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil · 2.4 mi
  • Practice 1
    Keir Hardie Health Park, Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil · 2.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Dowlais Top · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Merthyr Tydfil Superstore · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Dowlais Merthyr Tydfil · 0.4 mi
  • The Food Warehouse Iceland Merthyr Tydfil Food Warehouse · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Dowlais Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Knights Dowlais Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Knights Gurnos Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • Cyfarthfa Dental Care · 1.8 mi
  • Courtland Dental Centre Ltd · 1.8 mi
  • Church Street Dental Practice · 1.9 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
Owned62.8%62.5%
Private rented22.7%20.3%
Social rented14.5%17.1%
Households830

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6469.3%64.1%
Aged 65+14.9%18.6%
Residents1,817

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 networks85%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks97%92%

Share of homes across Merthyr Tydfil 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 Blaen Dowlais

Ethnic group

HereMerthyr Tydfil
White97%97.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.5%1.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.7%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.2%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereMerthyr Tydfil
No religion52%53.2%
Christian40.8%40.1%
Not answered5.8%5.2%
Muslim0.4%0.5%
Hindu0.3%0.2%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Sikh0.2%0.1%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%

Country of birth

HereMerthyr Tydfil
Born in the UK90.9%94.4%
Born outside the UK9.1%5.6%

Highest qualification

HereMerthyr Tydfil
No qualifications29.3%26.9%
Level 4 qualifications and above21.3%25%
Level 3 qualifications16.3%15.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.6%14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.1%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.4%5.7%
Other qualifications1.9%2.7%

General health

HereMerthyr Tydfil
Very good health44.7%45.4%
Good health32.5%30.2%
Fair health14.2%15%
Bad health6.1%7%
Very bad health2.5%2.4%

Cars or vans per household

HereMerthyr Tydfil
1 car or van in household41.7%41.8%
2 cars or vans in household26.1%24.6%
No cars or vans in household24.6%25%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.6%8.5%

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 Merthyr Tydfil.

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