Merthyr Tydfil

15°CFog

• Today: 19° / 14° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 15° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:35

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

169 reported · July 2026▲ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences56
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Shoplifting21
• Public order20

Neighbourhood team: Town (Merthyr) · South Wales

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

38 reported road collisions (2024)

7 killed or seriously injured · 54 casualties · 6.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

324 food businesses within 2 miles

• 251 rated 4–5 ★ (174 top)
• 6 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

£146,611 average▼ 3% YoY

Across Merthyr Tydfil · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£755 average monthly rent▼ 1.1% YoY

• 1 bed £552
• 2 bed £640
• 3 bed £723

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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: 183.9p · Morrisons (11.1 km)

8 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)

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)

1,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

217 jobs advertised · £39,323 avg

e.g. Sales Advisor - Part Time Evenings, Customer Service Advisor, Sales Operator

Source: Adzuna

£685 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% 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:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office329 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test296 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership294 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s275 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership220 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)