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Merthyr Tydfil
Local Authority · Wales · population ~60k
Affordable to buy into, but expensive to live in. Merthyr Tydfil offers the lowest house prices in Wales, a modest 3.9 times median annual pay, and rents that take a manageable 25.4% of gross earnings. However, council tax is the highest in the region at £2,594, and weekly pay is below the Welsh median at £685.30. Crime rates are also above the Welsh average. This location suits those prioritising low property entry costs and a lower cost of living for housing itself, over higher earning potential or lower local taxes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Merthyr Tydfil ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,636/yr
Very low
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
House price
£140,000
Most affordable
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Rent
£753/mo
Most affordable
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,594/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Crime
80.7/1k
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Deprivation
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no data
Schools
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no data
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools data
School quality is published by the Estyn regulator, which uses a methodology distinct from England's Ofsted. We don't synthesise a Wales schools list here — for current ratings of schools in Merthyr Tydfil, see the official Estyn site.
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