Aberbargoed

19°CSunny

• Today: 20° / 14° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

137 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences59
• Anti-social behaviour27
• Criminal damage & arson18
• Public order17

Neighbourhood team: Aberbargoed · Gwent

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

155 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 223 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

208 food businesses within 2 miles

• 161 rated 4–5 ★ (117 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bargoed (0.5 km)
• 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£197,272 average▲ 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£743 average monthly rent▲ 8.4% YoY

• 1 bed £548
• 2 bed £686
• 3 bed £773

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

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (10.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (3.6 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Bargoed Railway Station, Car Park 1, Caerphilly (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches19
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

175,952 residents in Caerphilly · 634/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

10% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 24% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (33% of 81,180)

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

Nick Smith

Labour

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

10 jobs advertised · £27,040 avg

e.g. Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time, Become a Biology Tutor in Aberbargoed – Flexible & Remote, Become a Personal trainers Tutor in Aberbargoed – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,773 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 · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%

354 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CF81

• Bryntirion Surgery
• South Street Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety798 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test457 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office333 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership288 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s262 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Aberbargoed Hospital · 0.1 km

  Aberbargoed Hospital was a community hospital in Aberbargoed, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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  Aberbargoed Buds F.C. · 0.2 km

  Aberbargoed Buds Football Club is a football club based in Aberbargoed, Wales. They currently play in the Gwent County League Division One.

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  Aberbargoed · 0.2 km

  Aberbargoed is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. Aberbargoed once contained the largest ever colliery waste tip in Europe, although this has now been reclaimed and turned into a country park. The town…

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  Aber Bargoed railway station · 0.4 km

  Aber Bargoed railway station was a small railway station in the valleys north of Cardiff. Opened as Aber Bargoed by the Brecon & Merthyr Junction Railway, the station went through several changes of name before closur…

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  Bargoed railway station · 0.5 km

  Bargoed railway station serves the town of Bargoed in the county borough of Caerphilly, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network and is located a three-minute walk to the Bargoed Inter…

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  Bargoed Interchange · 0.5 km

  Bargoed Interchange is a bus station located in the town centre of Bargoed, South Wales. It is situated near the High Street.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)