Social housing in Merthyr Tydfil
21.8% of households in Merthyr Tydfil are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Merthyr Tydfil?
Merthyr Tydfil ranks 62nd of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 25,780 households, 5,624 are social homes (21.8%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Merthyr Tydfil compare with the UK average?
At +4.3 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Merthyr Tydfil sits above the national level.
Merthyr Tydfil at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Merthyr Tydfil.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Merthyr Tydfil has 25 schools — 25 state-funded.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Merthyr Tydfil sits in decile 3 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 30% of its 33 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,585 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).