Merthyr Tydfil: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£265,953

Semi-detached

£168,807

Terraced

£134,360

Flat or maisonette

£69,683

First-time buyers

£143,083

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  59,594 in 1991 → 58,972 in 2024 (−1.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £79,587 in 2005 → £156,721 in 2026 (+96.9%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £371 in 2008 → £605 in 2025 (+63.3%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  60.1% in 2004 → 73.9% in 2023 (+23.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  3.7% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (−13.5%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,006 in 1997 → £20,222 in 2024 (+152.6%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Merthyr Tydfil; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing4.0× earnings (April 2025) · 3rd lowest of 316
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 7th highest of 22
• Business births · Economy & work11.4% (2024) · 115th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment4.0 t per person (2024) · 138th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Healthy life expectancy, women · Health & wellbeing50.1 years (2022 to 2024) · 195th highest of 195
• Healthy life expectancy, men · Health & wellbeing51.7 years (2022 to 2024) · 194th highest of 195
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills49.0% (2023) · 337th highest of 348
• No qualifications · Education & skills13.7% (2023) · 282nd lowest of 293