Merthyr Tydfil sits below the UK benchmark
Its median advertised asking price is £126,819 below the UK figure, placing Merthyr Tydfil 19th of 347 covered areas.
Data refreshed 3 September 2026
Wales · Local authority district
Free area-level property market data for Merthyr Tydfil, from the Property Deals Insight database of around 30 million UK properties.
Median advertised asking price
£194,543
39% below UK benchmarkMore affordable than 95% of UK local authorities. The UK median is £321,361.
Market overview
A concise read of the current advertised market. The detailed views below break the same figures down by property type and bedroom count.
Its median advertised asking price is £126,819 below the UK figure, placing Merthyr Tydfil 19th of 347 covered areas.
1 bed properties currently show a 6.4% gross advertised yield, before operating and finance costs.
Explore yieldsAt £187,640, the Merthyr Tydfil average is about 42% lower than the equivalent UK figure.
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Advertised sale market
Average advertised asking price by residential property type and by bedroom count. Core dwelling categories are included in the headline median; room lets and non-residential premises are listed separately and excluded.
| Property type | Relative | Average asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £374,025 | |
| Semi-detached | £231,750 | |
| Terraced | £142,666 | |
| End of terrace | £154,973 | |
| Flat | £69,975 | |
| Apartment | £75,000 | |
| House | £220,000 | |
| Bungalow | £279,990 |
| Property type | Relative | Average asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached bungalow | £341,600 | |
| Link detached house | £266,990 | |
| Town house | £228,990 | |
| Semi-detached bungalow | £219,110 | |
| Cottage | £169,975 | |
| Coach house | £152,500 | |
| Ground maisonette | £135,000 | |
| Maisonette | £119,997 |
| Property type | Relative | Average asking price |
|---|---|---|
| Land | £190,000 |
These are asking prices, not sold prices. PDI also holds Land Registry sold-price records for Merthyr Tydfil — what buyers actually paid, and when.
See sold prices in Merthyr TydfilAdvertised rental market
Whole-dwelling advertised rents. House shares, per-room lets and non-residential listings are excluded from every headline figure.
| Property type | Relative | Average monthly rent |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,501 | |
| Semi-detached | £856 | |
| Terraced | £761 | |
| End of terrace | £790 | |
| Flat | £594 | |
| Apartment | £750 | |
| House | £769 | |
| Bungalow | £900 |
| Property type | Relative | Average monthly rent |
|---|---|---|
| Detached bungalow | £875 |
| Property type | Relative | Average monthly rent |
|---|---|---|
| Not specified | £783 | |
| Flat share | £575 | |
| House share | £392 |
Buy-to-let snapshot
Highest advertised
6.4%
1 bed properties lead the current snapshot. Treat it as an initial screening signal, not a forecast of realised return.
Gross yield compares average advertised rent with average asking price. It excludes voids, management fees, maintenance and finance costs.
UK comparison
The same advertised measures set against the national picture across 347 local authority districts.
Typical asking price
3-bedroom asking price
Affordability position
#19
out of 347 covered UK areas
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"area": "Merthyr Tydfil",
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"median_monthly_rent": 790,
"best_gross_yield": 6.4,
"affordability_rank": 19,
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The median advertised asking price in Merthyr Tydfil is £194,543, taken across 16 residential property-type categories. These are advertised asking prices, not achieved sale prices.
A 3-bedroom property in Merthyr Tydfil averages £187,640. A 2-bedroom averages £145,782 and a 4-bedroom £341,268.
Average advertised monthly rent in Merthyr Tydfil is £707 for a 2-bedroom and £824 for a 3-bedroom property. Per-room lettings are excluded.
The strongest gross yield in Merthyr Tydfil is 6.4% on 1 bed properties. Gross yield compares advertised rent with asking price and excludes voids, management, maintenance and finance costs.
Property Deals Insight maintains a database of around 30 million UK properties. These area figures aggregate advertised sale and rental listings for the Merthyr Tydfil local authority district.