Abersychan

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 18° / 10° · 74% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:36

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

88 reported · July 2026▼ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences34
• Anti-social behaviour18
• Criminal damage & arson11
• Public order8

Neighbourhood team: Abersychan · Gwent

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

89 reported road collisions (2024)

27 killed or seriously injured · 101 casualties · 9.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

139 food businesses within 2 miles

• 104 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontypool and New Inn (4.6 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£199,778 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across Torfaen · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£858 average monthly rent▲ 1.1% YoY

• 1 bed £614
• 2 bed £763
• 3 bed £893

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

5.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.6 times median annual pay (5.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (3.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (8.3 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Neighbourhood Centre (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches17
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

92,276 residents in Torfaen · 734/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in Wales

5% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 32% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 43,330)

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

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour

Torfaen

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,945 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

18 jobs advertised · £37,292 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Maintenance Engineer, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£757 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,558 disposable income per head (2024)

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

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 42,300 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Gas 22% · Solar 13% · Nuclear 6%

89 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

10 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in NP4

• Gwent Deputy
• Block C
• Kaleidoscope Comm Prescribing

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torfaen:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership363 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office358 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety356 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s263 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test254 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Pentwyn Halt railway station · 0.3 km

  Pentwyn Halt railway station served the village of Pentwyn, in the historical county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1912 to 1941 on the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway.

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  Abersychan · 0.3 km

  Abersychan is a town and community north of Pontypool in Torfaen, Wales, and lies within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.

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  Abersychan Low Level railway station · 0.4 km

  Abersychan Low Level railway station served the town of Abersychan in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire. It was located near the junction of the A4043 and the B4246 at the eastern end of the town.

• Snatchwood · 0.5 km

  Snatchwood is a small suburb to the north of Pontypool, Torfaen in Wales. It is part of the Pen Tranch community and situated between Abersychan and Pontnewynydd.

• Talywain · 0.8 km

  Talywain is situated in Garndiffaith, Abersychan and Pentwyn in Torfaen in south east Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

• Cwmffrwd Halt railway station · 0.8 km

  Cwmffrwd Halt railway station served the settlement of Victoria Village, near Abersychan, Torfaen, Wales, from 1912 to 1962 on the Eastern Valley branch of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company network.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)