Argoed

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• Today: 9° / 5° · 59% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:40

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

21 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Argoed · 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)

206 food businesses within 2 miles

• 147 rated 4–5 ★ (94 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bargoed (2.5 km)
• 5 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: 154.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Hanbury Road Car Park, Caerphilly (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches10
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds2

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

Labour majority

• Lab 41
• Grn 1
• Oth 19

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

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens2

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

• 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 · 7 pharmacies in NP12

• Markham Medical Centre
• Blackwood Medical Group
• Pontllanfraith Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety418 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth223 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals181 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK137 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence123 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

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  Argoed, Caerphilly · 0.3 km

  Argoed is a village, community and an electoral ward in the Sirhowy Valley between Blackwood and Tredegar in Caerphilly County Borough in south Wales. The population of the community and ward at the 2011 census was 2,…

• Argoed railway station · 0.4 km

  Argoed railway station served the village of Argoed in the County Borough of Caerphilly, Wales. it succeeded the first Argoed station built by the Sirhowy Tramroad, which operated from 1822 to 1855.

• Aberbargoed Grasslands · 1.0 km

  Aberbargoed Grasslands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Rhymney Valley in Mid & South Glamorgan, South Wales. The area was designated a national nature reserve in 2012 largely due to its population of m…

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  Bedwellty · 1.0 km

  Bedwellty is a small village in Caerphilly County Borough in South Wales. It stands on a ridge of high ground between the Rhymney and Sirhowy valleys. The village comprises St Sannan's parish church, public house and…

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  Maes Manor · 1.0 km

  Maes Manor is a country house near Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales. It dates mainly from the early 20th century and is notable for its gardens, designed by Thomas Mawson. Now a hotel, Maes Manor is a Grade II listed buil…

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  Oakdale Colliery · 1.4 km

  Oakdale Colliery was a coal mine located in the Sirhowy Valley, one of the valleys of South Wales.

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