MERCHANT STREET, CF44 7EF House Prices & Local Information

CF44 7EF is an up-and-coming urban area on Merchant Street, 0.5km from Plas-draw in Aberdare. Administratively it sits within Aberdare East ward and the Cynon Valley constituency.

Day-to-day life in CF44 7EF has the character of a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. The daytime character shifts — traditional retail areas with professional services and self-employed, often in market towns and higher status areas. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 118 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for CF44 7EF are sourced from Output Area W00006055 (shared with 12 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.