Merthyr Tydfil

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• Today: 7° / 4° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:40

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

171 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences52
• Anti-social behaviour34
• Shoplifting30
• Public order13

Neighbourhood team: Town (Merthyr) · South Wales

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

46 reported road collisions (2025)

10 killed or seriously injured · 58 casualties · 7.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

324 food businesses within 2 miles

• 246 rated 4–5 ★ (173 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Merthyr Tydfil (1.0 km)
• 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£148,656 average▼ 1% YoY

Across Merthyr Tydfil · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£754 average monthly rent▼ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £552
• 2 bed £640
• 3 bed £722

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

4.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.6 times median annual pay (4.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (6.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6.6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre (1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches19
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

58,840 residents in Merthyr Tydfil · 528/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK1,567
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK1,688
• Net moves−121

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in Wales

22% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 31% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (51% of 27,610)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Independent (minority)

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés60

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,655 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

129 jobs advertised · £43,253 avg

e.g. Residential Conveyancer, Electrical Fitter, Level 3 Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£685 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,222 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 32,937 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety294 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.175 local signatures · 11,618 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals160 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK142 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Town, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.7 km

  Town is the name of a local government community and electoral ward in the town of Merthyr Tydfil, in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.

• Plymouth Ironworks · 0.7 km

  The Plymouth Ironworks was a major 18th- and 19th-century ironworks located on land leased from the Earl of Plymouth at Merthyr Tydfil, in South Wales. The metal produced was considered to be the finest in South Wales.

• Merthyr (Plymouth Street) railway station · 0.8 km

  Merthyr Plymouth Street railway station was a station that served the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on the Taff Vale Railway. The station opened in 1841 as the original station until the completion of the nearby Merth…

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  Cyfarthfa High School · 1.0 km

  Cyfarthfa High School is a comprehensive school, based in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, that was established in 1970. Cyfarthfa means "Place of the barking (dog)" in Welsh and the school crest reflects this.

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  Merthyr Tydfil · 1.0 km

  Merthyr Tydfil is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about 23 miles (37 km) north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to b…

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  Merthyr Synagogue · 1.0 km

  Merthyr Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue located on Bryntirion Road in the Thomastown section of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue in existence in…

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