Abercarn

16°CFog

• Today: 16° / 15° · 94% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:34

12h 51m 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

35 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences11
• Anti-social behaviour9
• Other crime5
• Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Abercarn · 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)

112 food businesses within 2 miles

• 86 rated 4–5 ★ (60 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newbridge (2.1 km)
• 0 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: 153.9p · BP (12 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (4.7 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Otter (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds3

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

Ruth Jones

Labour

Newport West and Islwyn

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools3
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

18 jobs advertised · £32,614 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 5% · Solar 5%

357 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

5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in NP11

• Abuhb Risca Podiatry
• St. Luke'S Surgery
• Wellspring Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport West and Islwyn:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership380 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety347 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s334 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test309 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Abercarn · 0.2 km

  Abercarn is a town and community in Caerphilly County borough, South East Wales which until 1972 existed in the historic county of Monmouthshire. It is 10miles (16km) northwest of Newport on the A467 between Duffryn i…

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  Abercarn colliery disaster · 0.2 km

  The Abercarn colliery disaster was a catastrophic explosion within the Prince of Wales Colliery in the Welsh village of Abercarn, on 11 September 1878, killing 268 men and boys. The cause was assumed to have been the…

• Abercarn railway station · 0.4 km

  Abercarn railway station served the town of Abercarn, in the county of Monmouthshire.

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  English Baptist Church, Abercarn · 0.8 km

  The English Baptist Church is a Grade II-listed Baptist church in the town of Abercarn, Caerphilly, Wales. It was built in the mid-nineteenth century to give the Baptists a church of their own. The building was extens…

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  Abercarn United A.F.C. · 0.9 km

  Abercarn United Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Abercarn, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. They currently play in the Ardal SE League.

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  Cwmcarn railway station · 1.3 km

  Cwmcarn railway station served the village of Cwmcarn, Monmouthshire from 1855 to 1962 on the Ebbw Valley Railway. Passenger services through site resumed in 2008 using a single line although there are plans to restor…

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