Blaenavon

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• Today: 9° / 6° · 51% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:39

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport, United Kingdom

87 reported · August 2026▼ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences29
• Anti-social behaviour24
• Public order16
• Criminal damage & arson9

Neighbourhood team: Blaenavon · 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)

51 food businesses within 2 miles

• 41 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Blaenavon High Level (0.6 km)
• 16 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 (9.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (7.4 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: James Street Car Park, Blaenavon (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,825 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised · £46,875 avg

e.g. Operations and Projects Engineer, Finance Manager, CMM Inspector

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

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 8%

364 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

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  Municipal Offices, Blaenavon · 0.1 km

  The Municipal Offices are in Lion Street, Blaenavon, Torfaen, Wales. The structure, which was used as the headquarters of Blaenavon Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Blaenavon · 0.2 km

  Blaenavon is a town and community in Torfaen county borough, Wales, high on a hillside on the source of the Afon Lwyd. It is within the boundaries of the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gw…

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  Blaenavon Ironworks · 0.4 km

  Blaenavon Ironworks, officially spelled Blaenafon Ironworks since 2024, is a former industrial site which is now a museum in Blaenavon, Wales. The ironworks was of crucial importance in the development of the ability…

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  Blaenavon Hospital · 0.4 km

  Blaenavon Hospital was a small community hospital located in Blaenavon, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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  Blaenavon Low Level railway station · 0.4 km

  Blaenavon Low Level railway station was the northern terminus of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company line from Pontypool to Blaenavon in Monmouthshire, Wales.

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  Blaenavon Blues A.F.C. · 0.5 km

  Blaenavon Blues A.F.C. are a Welsh football club from the town of Blaenavon, Torfaen in south eastern Wales. Formed in 1946, they have played in the Welsh Football League. They currently play in the Ardal SE League.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)