Brynmawr

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• Today: 8° / 5° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 7° / 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

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

142 reported · August 2026▲ 22% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour35
• Violence & sexual offences31
• Criminal damage & arson29
• Public order17

Neighbourhood team: Brynmawr · Gwent

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

65 reported road collisions (2025)

23 killed or seriously injured · 77 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

195 food businesses within 2 miles

• 139 rated 4–5 ★ (77 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ebbw Vale Town (2.9 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£143,243 average▲ 2.1% YoY

Across Blaenau Gwent · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£681 average monthly rent▲ 6.8% YoY

• 1 bed £503
• 2 bed £605
• 3 bed £689

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

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: 156.9p · Esso (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (11.9 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

39 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Worcester St Car Park (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches7
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK2,035
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK1,872
• Net moves+163

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

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)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,680 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

16 jobs advertised · £31,923 avg

e.g. ALN Teacher, Dentist, Delivery Rider - Scooter

Source: Adzuna

£711 median full-time weekly pay

4% 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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 10%

354 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

5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in NP23

• Brynmawr Medical
• Glan Rhyd Surgery
• Blaen-Y-Cwm Group 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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  Brynmawr · 0.4 km

  Brynmawr is a market town, community and electoral ward in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level at the head of the South Wale…

• BRfm · 0.7 km

  BRFM was a community radio station serving Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and surrounding areas of Blaenau Gwent in south Wales. The station used to broadcast locally on 97.3 FM and online via the station's website.

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  Brynmawr rubber factory · 0.8 km

  The Brynmawr rubber factory is a now-demolished building which was situated in Brynmawr in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was designed and constructed between 1946 and 1952 by the Architects' Co-Partnership, a group of arch…

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  Brynmawr railway station · 0.8 km

  Brynmawr railway station was a station which served Nantyglo and Brynmawr in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire.

• Brynmawr Foundation School · 1.3 km

  Brynmawr Foundation School is a secondary school in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Wales.

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  Beaufort Theatre · 1.4 km

  The Beaufort Theatre is the principal theatre in Blaenau Gwent in Ebbw Vale, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)