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Neighbourhood · Merthyr Tydfil

Dowlais: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Dowlais neighbourhood of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (ONS area Merthyr Tydfil 002). Headline figures assembled 11 October 2026. Postcodes CF47, CF48. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near CF48 3RP.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales, changing little against Merthyr Tydfil

Dowlais is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales; it is changing little against Merthyr Tydfil (few signs of gentrification: 0 of 18 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £128,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Merthyr Tydfil (0.9 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Merthyr Tydfil, is 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 11 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£128,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +50% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.10; 0 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Average household income

£38,600

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.9 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Dowlais sits in Merthyr Tydfil

  • Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in Merthyr Tydfil
  • Average household income: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in Merthyr Tydfil

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 11 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Dowlais

House prices: Dowlais against Merthyr Tydfil: This neighbourhood £30k (1995) to £130k (2026); Merthyr Tydfil £30k (1995) to £145k (2026).£42k£130k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£130kMerthyr Tydfil£145k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Merthyr Tydfil, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 11 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

0 of 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Merthyr Tydfil, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Falling behind the borough

  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations nearby

Nearest station

  • Merthyr Tydfil Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 128 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Questions about Dowlais

What is the typical house price in Dowlais?

£128,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +50% against 2017-2019.

How does Dowlais compare with the rest of Merthyr Tydfil?

Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in Merthyr Tydfil. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 7 neighbourhoods in Merthyr Tydfil.

Is Dowlais an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Dowlais gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.10; 0 of 18 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Dowlais?

Merthyr Tydfil. Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Aberdare (about 128 min).

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.