The CF48 Postcode District

CF48 is the Postcode District for Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan

The CF48 postcode district is a postal district located in the CF Cardiff postcode area with a population of 26,814 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census.

The area of the CF48 postcode district is 57.69 square miles which is 149.41 square kilometres or 36,919.54 acres.

Currently, the CF48 district has about 744 postcode units spread across 4 geographic postcode sectors.

Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 1,600 postcodes. With 744 postcodes already in use, this leaves 856 units available.

The largest settlement in the CF48 postal code is DOWLAIS followed by MERTHYR TYDFIL, and TROEDYRHIW.

The CF48 Postcode shares a border with LD3 (BRECON, TALGARTH, LLAN-FAES), CF45 (MOUNTAIN ASH, ABERCYNON, Penrhiwceiber), CF46 (TREHARRIS, NELSON, TRELEWIS), CF81 (BARGOED, ABERBARGOED, GILFACH), CF44 (ABERDARE, HIRWAUN, Aberaman), CF47 (MERTHYR TYDFIL, PENYDARREN, TWYNYRODYN) and NP22 (TREDEGAR, RHYMNEY, ABERTYSSWG).

In the CF48 postcode district, the primary settlement is Merthyr Tydfil. Other significant settlements include Abercanaid, Clwydyfagwyr, Georgetown, and Heolgerrig. These settlements are all located in the county of Mid Glamorgan, which is in Wales. The most significant Post Town in this district is also Merthyr Tydfil.

For the district CF48, we have data on 4 postcode sectors. Here's a breakdown: The sector CF48 1, covers Merthyr Tydfil and Heolgerrig and Abercanaid in Mid Glamorgan. The sector CF48 2, covers Cefn Coed and Pant and Trefechan in Mid Glamorgan. The sector CF48 3, covers Dowlais in Mid Glamorgan. The sector CF48 4, covers Troedyrhiw and Aberfan and Pentrebach and Merthyr Vale in Mid Glamorgan.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, for a breakdown in the CF48 District: the district mostly encompasses the Merthyr Tudful - Merthyr Tydfil (742 postcodes), followed by the Caerffili - Caerphilly area (3 postcodes), and finally, the Powys - Powys area (3 postcodes).

Weather Forecast for CF48

Fri 1st Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
18:00 to 21:00		Clear night	-2.0°C (feels like -5.0°C)	0.00%	NNE 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	-3.0°C (feels like -5.0°C)	0.00%	NE 2 mph

Sat 2nd Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Clear night	-3.0°C (feels like -5.0°C)	0.00%	ENE 2 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Clear night	-3.0°C (feels like -6.0°C)	0.00%	N 2 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Clear night	-3.0°C (feels like -5.0°C)	2.00%	ESE 2 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Partly cloudy (day)	-2.0°C (feels like -4.0°C)	4.00%	SE 2 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	7.00%	SSE 4 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	19.00%	SSE 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Light snow	0.0°C (feels like -3.0°C)	59.00%	SE 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Light snow	0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	60.00%	SE 4 mph

Sun 3rd Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Overcast	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	38.00%	SE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Fog	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	30.00%	E 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Fog	0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	26.00%	E 2 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Fog	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	27.00%	E 2 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	14.00%	SE 4 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Overcast	3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	16.00%	ESE 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Mist	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	24.00%	E 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Mist	1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	26.00%	E 7 mph

Mon 4th Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Drizzle	1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C)	36.00%	E 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Light rain	1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C)	53.00%	E 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Heavy rain	1.0°C (feels like -3.0°C)	72.00%	ENE 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Light rain	2.0°C (feels like -3.0°C)	50.00%	ENE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Light rain	3.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	49.00%	ENE 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Overcast	3.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	22.00%	ENE 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Overcast	2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	19.00%	NE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Overcast	2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	18.00%	ENE 9 mph

Tue 5th Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Overcast	2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	18.00%	ENE 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Overcast	2.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	15.00%	NNW 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Overcast	1.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	14.00%	N 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Overcast	2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	12.00%	N 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	4.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	8.00%	NNW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	3.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	8.00%	N 4 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Cloudy	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	10.00%	E 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	1.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	11.00%	W 7 mph

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Where is the CF48 Postcode District?

The data shows that the CF48 postcode district is located in Merthyr Tydfil, which is a town in Wales. The district is in close proximity to several nearby towns. To the South West is Aberdare, which is approximately 5.9 miles away. To the East is Tredegar, located about 6.2 miles from CF48. In the South East, there is New Tredegar, situated around 7.6 miles away. Mountain Ash is located to the South, approximately 7.7 miles from CF48. Finally, to the North East is Meifod, which is roughly 8.3 miles away. London, the capital of England, is located about 141.3 miles from CF48.

The district is within the post town of MERTHYR TYDFIL.

The sector has postcodes within the nation of Wales.

The CF48 Postcode District is covers the following regions.

• Central Valleys - West Wales - Wales
• Powys - East Wales - Wales
• Gwent Valleys - West Wales - Wales

Estate Agents who Operate in the CF48 District

Logo	Name	Brand Name	Address	Contact Number	Total Properties
	Merthyr Tydfil	Derek B Phillips	51 Glebeland Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AT	01685 701303	38
	Pontypridd	Walker and Lewis Estate Agents Ltd	Glangors Main Road Church Village CF38 1RN	01443 809394	22
	Merthyr Tydfil	Darlows	32 Victoria Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8BW	01685 708673	22
	Merthyr Tydfil	Peter Alan	133 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8DN	01685 701136	19
	Aberdare	Ramsay & White Estate Agents	27 a & b High Street Aberdare CF44 7AA	01443 809418	17

List of Settlements within the CF48 Postcode District