# 8 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX

## Property details

- Slug: `cb67350` (address key hash: `cb67350e990f41aa372a8f45e0f7c1e8c9a24e8f`)
- Postcode: CF48 4TX
- Transactions on record: 3

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 85 m²
- EPC rating: B
- Last sold: £215,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £2,529/m²
- Local average: £310,389 (18 sales)
- Street crime: 24 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £215,000
- Date: 2026-04-07
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** B
- **Potential rating:** A
- **Expiry date:** 05/03/2030
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8560-7537-6400-5996-4202)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-07 | £215,000 | Detached | -8.1% | £215,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-d855-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-10-17 | £234,000 | Detached | +19.4% | £219,462 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ec7ad099-6f09-9200-e053-6c04a8c0e306) |
| Sold | 2020-07-10 | £195,995 | Detached | — | £257,446 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/b32ebb13-607a-3c99-e053-6c04a8c09ca1) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £215,000 | 07/04/2026 | Detached |
| 8 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £234,000 | 17/10/2022 | Detached |
| 8 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £195,995 | 10/07/2020 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [87225951](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/2efddc2)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £215,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-10 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £234,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £195,995 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 74 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £245,000 | 27/11/2025 | Detached |
| 10 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £240,000 | 05/12/2022 | Detached |
| 30 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £238,000 | 20/09/2022 | Detached |
| 13 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £250,000 | 26/08/2022 | Detached |
| 70 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £237,000 | 17/06/2022 | Detached |
| 56 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £236,500 | 25/02/2022 | Detached |
| DISGWYLFA CHAPEL STATION SQUARE, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4RP | £400,000 | 23/02/2022 | Detached |
| 65 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £230,000 | 21/01/2022 | Detached |
| 86 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £254,995 | 15/10/2021 | Detached |
| 87 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £266,995 | 08/10/2021 | Detached |
| 85 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £255,500 | 08/10/2021 | Detached |
| 34 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £287,995 | 24/09/2021 | Detached |
| 36 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £225,995 | 17/09/2021 | Detached |
| 35 HERON WALK, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TX | £237,995 | 17/09/2021 | Detached |
| 82 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £265,995 | 01/09/2021 | Detached |
| 84 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £212,995 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |
| 75 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £263,995 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |
| 83 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £264,995 | 27/08/2021 | Detached |
| 77 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £263,495 | 20/08/2021 | Detached |
| 76 KINGFISHER CRESCENT, MERTHYR VALE, MERTHYR TYDFIL, CF48 4TL | £263,995 | 13/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £257,072 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 21.7%
- **10y growth:** 47.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Merthyr Tydfil; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -4.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 58%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Merthyr Tydfil). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £679/mo
- **Realistic:** £754/mo
- **Optimistic:** £829/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Homerton Street, CF45 | £800/mo | 3 | 1.96 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Abercynon Road, CF45 | £850/mo | 3 | 2.37 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Abercynon Road, CF45 | £650/mo | 3 | 2.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Herbert Street, CF45 | £925/mo | 3 | 3.09 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £806/mo (4 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £103,125
- **Target investor price (1%):** £82,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £825/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-129/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **24** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Rhyd-Y-Grug | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Ynysowen Nursery School | Other | 0.1 miles | — (No rating) |
| Ynysowen Community Primary School | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Afon Taf High School | Other | 1.4 miles | — (No rating) |
| Bedlinog Community Primary School | Other | 1.4 miles | — (No rating) |