Abertysswg

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 5° · 34% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:42

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

37 reported · August 2026▲ 131% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences16
• Criminal damage & arson7
• Anti-social behaviour5
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Moriah · Gwent

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

145 reported road collisions (2025)

35 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

81 food businesses within 2 miles

• 53 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
• 10 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontlottyn (1.5 km)
• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£198,545 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£747 average monthly rent▲ 8.1% YoY

• 1 bed £551
• 2 bed £689
• 3 bed £777

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

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 (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

30 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 60 kW
• Nearest: Parc Cwm Darran (2.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,025
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,598
• Net moves+427

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

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

• Lab 41
• Grn 1
• Oth 19

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

• Schools1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% 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 9%

358 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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in NP22

• Health Centre
• Glan Yr Afon Surgery
• Meddygfa Cwm Rhymni Practice

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 safety1,187 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth172 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals136 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK120 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all95 local signatures · 25,761 nationwide

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

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  Abertysswg · 0.0 km

  Abertysswg is a village in the county borough of Caerphilly, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

• Abertysswg railway station · 0.2 km

  Abertysswg railway station was a station which served Abertysswg, in the Welsh county of Glamorgan. It was served by trains on the line from Pengam (Mon) to Rhymney Lower & Pontlottyn.

• Troedyrhifuwch Halt railway station · 0.9 km

  Troedyrhifuwch Halt railway station served the villages of Troedrhiwfuwch and Tir-Phil, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1908 to 1916 on the Rhymney Railway.

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  Pontlottyn railway station · 1.5 km

  Pontlottyn railway station is a railway station serving the village of Pontlottyn, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Transport for Wales network.

• Mynydd Bedwellte · 1.5 km

  Mynydd Bedwellte is the name given to the broad ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley and the Sirhowy Valley in the Valleys region of South Wales. It straddles the boundary of the unitary areas of Caerphill…

• Cefn y Brithdir · 1.8 km

  Cefn y Brithdir is a broad ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley and Cwm Darran in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the County Borough of Caerphilly.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)