Abersychan

9°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 5° · 29% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:41

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

87 reported · August 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences34
• Anti-social behaviour17
• Public order15
• Criminal damage & arson10

Neighbourhood team: Abersychan · Gwent

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

86 reported road collisions (2025)

34 killed or seriously injured · 109 casualties · 9.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

142 food businesses within 2 miles

• 109 rated 4–5 ★ (78 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

£194,895 average▼ 2.8% YoY

Across Torfaen · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£862 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £616
• 2 bed £766
• 3 bed £897

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

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: 188.9p · Esso (11.5 km)

6 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK2,753
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,563
• Net moves+190

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

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)

2,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

10 jobs advertised · £32,603 avg

e.g. Pension Fund Accountant, Manual Machinist, Boost Hub Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£757 median full-time weekly pay

3.7% 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

18% low-carbon electricity

Gas 82% · Wind 9% · Solar 9%

323 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety490 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth222 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals189 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK177 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence170 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

• 
  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)