Abertillery

16°CFog

• Today: 21° / 16° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:34

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 · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

134 reported · July 2026▲ 6% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences38
• Anti-social behaviour29
• Criminal damage & arson15
• Public order15

Neighbourhood team: Abertillery · Gwent

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

53 reported road collisions (2024)

17 killed or seriously injured · 68 casualties · 7.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

85 food businesses within 2 miles

• 62 rated 4–5 ★ (39 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Llanhilleth (3.3 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£144,603 average▲ 8.9% YoY

Across Blaenau Gwent · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£679 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

• 1 bed £501
• 2 bed £602
• 3 bed £687

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

4.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.3 times median annual pay (4.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

31 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Abertillery (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

66,902 residents in Blaenau Gwent · 615/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in Wales

13% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 45% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (58% of 33,170)

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)

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens16
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,665 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

80 jobs advertised · £38,192 avg

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

Source: Adzuna

£711 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£18,101 disposable income per head (2024)

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

34% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 30,780 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 65% · Wind 35%

255 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in NP13

• Cwm Calon
• Six Bells Medical Centre
• Abertillery Group

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

• 
  Abertillery · 0.3 km

  Abertillery is a town and community in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It is located in the Ebbw Fach valley, and the historic county of Monmouthshire.

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  Abertillery railway station · 0.3 km

  Abertillery railway station was a station which served Abertillery, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

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  Abertillery Learning Community · 0.6 km

  Abertillery Learning Community is an all-through school in Abertillery, Wales.

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  Six Bells · 0.9 km

  Six Bells is an electoral ward and neighbourhood in Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was originally a village that grew up around the local coal mines. The ward elects two county councillors to Blaenau Gwent Coun…

• Six Bells Halt railway station · 1.0 km

  Six Bells Halt railway station was a station which served the Six Bells Colliery near Abertillery in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

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  Abertillery Bluebirds F.C. · 1.1 km

  Abertillery Bluebirds are a Welsh football team based in the town of Abertillery. They currently have a senior side in the Gwent County League Premier Division.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)