Balaclava Road is in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil and in Merthyr Tydfil district.
CF48 3BS is located in the Dowlais electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Balaclava Road, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 3BS and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Nearby postcodes are: CF48 3AP, CF48 3BA, CF48 3BE, CF48 3BP, CF48 3AS, CF47 9EF, CF48 3BB, CF48 3BW, CF48 3AR.
| Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Balaclava Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil Terraced, an established residential building | £108,000 | 2023-09-07 | £111,065 |
| Uplands Balaclava Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil Detached, an established residential building | £290,000 | 2023-09-06 | £300,357 |
| 35 Balaclava Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil Terraced, an established residential building | £119,950 | 2023-07-14 | £117,552 |
| 44 Balaclava Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil Terraced, an established residential building | £100,000 | 2023-05-26 | £101,833 |
| 37 Balaclava Road, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil Terraced, an established residential building | £145,000 | 2023-03-28 | £146,850 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gellifaelog Primary School Penydarren , CF47 9TJ | - not rated | 140 yd | Welsh establishment | Not Applicable | Not applicable | More About School |
| St Illtyds R.C.Primary School Rocky Road , Dowlais CF48 3BT | - not rated | 280 yd | Welsh establishment | Not Applicable | Not applicable | More About School |
| Pantysgallog Primary School Pant , Dowlais CF48 2AD | - not rated | 1,061 yd | Welsh establishment | Not Applicable | Not applicable | More About School |
| Bishop Hedley High School Gwaunfarren Road , Penydarren CF47 9AN | - not rated | 1,063 yd | Welsh establishment | Not Applicable | Not applicable | More About School |
| Ty Dysgu Homfrey , Alexandra Avenue CF47 9AF | - not rated | 1,304 yd | Welsh establishment | Not Applicable | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tea Cosy | 27 Mount Pleasant Street, Dowlais | 241 yd | |
| GetStuft Cafe | 30 - 30A Victoria Street, Dowlais | 313 yd | |
| Lady Charlotte Cafe | The Lady Charlotte North Street, Dowlais | 328 yd | |
| Bessemer Hotel | The Bessemer Hermon Close, Dowlais | 330 yd | |
| Railway Cafe | Dowlais Community Centre Station Road, Dowlais | 375 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morlais Tavern | Morlais Tavern Inn, 31 - 33 Mount Pleasant Street, Dowlais | 241 yd | |
| Horse & Groom Inn | Horse And Groom Gellifaelog Old Road, Dowlais | 345 yd | |
| Bruce Hotel | Bruce Hotel Victoria Street, Dowlais | 408 yd | |
| Martyrs Club | Martyrs Club & Institute Ltd Roberts Avenue, Penydarren | 620 yd | |
| The Guest Keen | Guest Memorial Sports & Social Club High Street, Dowlais | 903 yd |
| Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flames Kebab House | 44 Victoria Street, Dowlais | 408 yd | |
| Han Sing | 3, Y Ganolfan North Street, Dowlais | 408 yd | |
| Star Grill | 1 Hodges Street, Penydarren | 411 yd | |
| Harry's Plaice | 3 Pant Road, Dowlais | 520 yd | |
| The Martyr's Fish Bar | 3 Roberts Avenue, Penydarren | 573 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
| Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 94.3% |
| Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 94.3% |
| Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 94.3% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 0.0% |
| Median download speed | 57.2 Mbit/s |
| Average download speed | 67.2 Mbit/s |
| Minimum download speed | 160 Mbit/s |
| Maximum download speed | 160 Mbit/s |
| Median upload speed | 11.6 Mbit/s |
| Average upload speed | 13.8 Mbit/s |
| Maximum upload speed | 30 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 330 crimes were reported
near Balaclava Road .
31% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered not safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of CF48 3BS.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
CF48 3BS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
| Full-Time Employee | 88 |
| Retired | 32 |
| Part-Time Employee | 30 |
| Self-Employed | 27 |
| Long-Term Sick or disabled | 19 |
| Looking after home or family | 14 |
| Other | 7 |
| Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 5 |
| Unemployed | 4 |
| Student (economically inactive) | 4 |
| Human health and social work activities | 37 |
| Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 23 |
| Manufacturing | 17 |
| Construction | 15 |
| Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 14 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 10 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 8 |
| Education | 7 |
| Transport and storage | 6 |
| Other | 4 |
| Professional, scientific and technical activities | 4 |
| Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 2 |
| Financial and insurance activities | 1 |
| Female | 147 |
| Male | 144 |
| Single | 99 |
| Married: Opposite sex | 96 |
| Separated | 11 |
| Divorced | 20 |
| Widowed | 5 |
| Very good health | 130 |
| Good health | 93 |
| Fair health | 39 |
| Bad health | 17 |
| Very bad health | 12 |
| No qualifications | 51 |
| 1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 21 |
| 5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 39 |
| Apprenticeship | 16 |
| HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 50 |
| Degree or Similar | 51 |
| Other | 4 |
| White | 289 |
| United Kingdom | 266 |
| European Union | 22 |
| The Americas and the Caribbean | 3 |
| Born in the UK | 266 |
| 10+ Years | 15 |
| 5-10 Years | 6 |
| 2-5 Years | 3 |
| Less than 2 years | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 212 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Poland | 14 |
| No passport held | 55 |
| No religion | 156 |
| Christian | 126 |
| Not answered | 11 |