Ernest Street, Merthyr Tydfil

MyStreetCheck free street report: Ernest Street, Merthyr Tydfil · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/merthyr-tydfil-merthyr-tydfil/ernest-street/

House prices, sold prices and local information for CF47 0YP.

Average price (last 12 months)

£175,000

1 sale

Average price (since 2016)

£118,225

24 sales

Price range

£62k – £175k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

24 Nov 2025

CF47 0YP

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At a glance

House prices£118k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) Crime221 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station8 min walkMerthyr Tydfil station Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 28 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

24 property sales on Ernest Street, Merthyr Tydfil have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £175,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £118,225. Average sale prices rose from £83,975 in 2016 to £160,000 in 2025 (+91%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Ernest Street range from £62,000 to £175,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Ernest Street compared

CF47 postcode area£184,388

Merthyr Tydfil£173,800

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Ernest Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all CF47 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 28 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	24	£118,225	24 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Ernest Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
1, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	24 Nov 2025	£175,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	17 Oct 2025	£165,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	3 Feb 2025	£140,000	Terraced	Freehold
6, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	16 Dec 2024	£125,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	9 May 2024	£162,000	Terraced	Freehold
1, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	21 Mar 2024	£140,000	Terraced	Freehold
10, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	1 Sep 2023	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	26 May 2023	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
12, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	27 Jan 2023	£75,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	11 Jan 2023	£154,500	Terraced	Freehold
54, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	28 Oct 2022	£135,000	Terraced	Freehold
48, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	15 Dec 2021	£142,000	Terraced	Freehold
4, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	12 Oct 2021	£100,000	Terraced	Freehold
37, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	2 Aug 2021	£105,000	Terraced	Freehold
13, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	25 Jun 2021	£130,000	Terraced	Freehold
31, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	29 May 2020	£97,000	Terraced	Freehold
13, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	25 Nov 2019	£128,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	22 Nov 2019	£126,000	Terraced	Freehold
3, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	26 Sep 2019	£124,500	Terraced	Freehold
19, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	25 May 2018	£113,000	Terraced	Freehold
7, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	25 May 2018	£102,000	Terraced	Freehold
13, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	23 Mar 2018	£118,950	Terraced	Freehold
41, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	17 Nov 2017	£86,000	Terraced	Freehold
46, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	29 Sep 2017	£91,500	Terraced	Freehold
47, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	2 May 2017	£109,000	Terraced	Freehold
13, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	19 Apr 2017	£65,000	Terraced	Freehold
47, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	16 Sep 2016	£62,000	Terraced	Freehold
15, Ernest Street CF47 0YP	22 Jul 2016	£105,950	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
1, Ernest Street	£140,000 (Mar 2024) → £175,000 (Nov 2025)	+25% over 2 yrs
48, Ernest Street	£142,000 (Dec 2021) → £165,000 (Oct 2025)	+16% over 4 yrs
31, Ernest Street	£97,000 (May 2020) → £140,000 (Feb 2025)	+44% over 5 yrs
3, Ernest Street	£124,500 (Sep 2019) → £162,000 (May 2024)	+30% over 5 yrs
12, Ernest Street	£75,000 (Jan 2023) → £105,000 (May 2023)	+40% over under a year
37, Ernest Street	£105,000 (Aug 2021) → £154,500 (Jan 2023)	+47% over 1 yr
13, Ernest Street	£65,000 (Apr 2017) → £118,950 (Mar 2018) → £128,000 (Nov 2019) → £130,000 (Jun 2021)	+100% over 4 yrs
46, Ernest Street	£91,500 (Sep 2017) → £126,000 (Nov 2019)	+38% over 2 yrs
47, Ernest Street	£62,000 (Sep 2016) → £109,000 (May 2017)	+76% over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Ernest Street

Crime

221 crimes were reported within about a mile of Ernest Street in August 2026.

Violence & sexual offences	68
Anti-social behaviour	38
Shoplifting	36
Criminal damage & arson	24
Public order	15
Vehicle crime	11

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

Flood risk

Ernest Street is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Merthyr Tydfil station 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
Pentre-Bach station 1.1 mi · 22 min walk
Troed-y-Rhiw station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Warlow Street (before, Plymouth Street) 1 min walk
Warlow Street (after, Plymouth Street) 1 min walk
Mardy (nr, Plymouth Street) 3 min walk
Mardy (nr, Plymouth Street) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Pontcae Medical Practice
Dynevor Street, Georgetown, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.7 mi
Practice 3 Keir Hardie He
Keir Hardie Health Park, Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.8 mi
Practice 1
Keir Hardie Health Park, Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.8 mi
Practice 2
Keir Hardie Health Park, Aberdare Road, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

Aldi Aldi Twynyrodyn Merthyr Tydfil · 0.2 mi
Spar PFS EG - OTM - Merthyr Tydfil · 0.2 mi
Farmfoods Farmfoods Twynyrodyn Merthyr Tydfil · 0.3 mi
Tesco Extra Tesco Merthyr Tydfil Extra · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

Beacons Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
Well · 0.5 mi
Well · 0.5 mi

Dentists

United Dental Ltd · 0.4 mi
Smiles Dental Centre · 0.4 mi
Courtland Dental Centre Ltd · 0.4 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

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	78.7%	62.5%
Private rented	16.5%	20.3%
Social rented	4.8%	17.1%
Households	671

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.6%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.9%	18.6%
Residents	1,482

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	98%	80%
Gigabit-capable	98%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	85%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	98%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	97%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Ernest Street

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Who lives around Ernest Street

Ethnic group

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
White	97%	97.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	1.3%	0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.1%	1.5%
Other ethnic group	0.6%	0.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.1%	0.2%

Religion

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
No religion	49%	53.2%
Christian	45.1%	40.1%
Not answered	4.9%	5.2%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.2%
Other religion	0.5%	0.4%
Muslim	0.1%	0.5%
Hindu	0%	0.2%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
Born in the UK	96.1%	94.4%
Born outside the UK	3.9%	5.6%

Highest qualification

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
Level 4 qualifications and above	28%	25%
No qualifications	20.9%	26.9%
Level 3 qualifications	17.4%	15.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15%	14.5%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	8.8%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	7%	5.7%
Other qualifications	2.9%	2.7%

General health

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
Very good health	47.7%	45.4%
Good health	30.4%	30.2%
Fair health	14.8%	15%
Bad health	5.3%	7%
Very bad health	1.8%	2.4%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Merthyr Tydfil
1 car or van in household	48%	41.8%
2 cars or vans in household	22.7%	24.6%
No cars or vans in household	20.1%	25%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.2%	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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