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Cwmfelinfach

Cwmfelinfach is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 1,900. The nearest railway station is Crosskeys, 3.6 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cwmfelinfach area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Caerphilly area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 175,952 residents at roughly 634 people per km².

Council
Caerphilly
County
Gwent
Constituency
Islwyn
Police force
Gwent

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 12° · 37% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

33 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Ynysddu · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Off-road bikes

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

Road safety

155 reported road collisions (2024)

58 killed or seriously injured · 223 casualties · 8.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

70 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 53 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Crosskeys (3.6 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Crosskeys (3.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£197,272 average 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Detached£314,713
Semi-detached£201,655
Terraced£167,590
Flat£106,806

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£743 average monthly rent 8.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £548
  • 2 bed £686
  • 3 bed £773

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (7.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (11.8 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: William Street, CWM (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

175,952 residents in Caerphilly · 634/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Your MP

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)

Caerphilly

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised · £47,450 avg

e.g. Engineering Technician, Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Cwmfelinfach – Flexible Schedule, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Cwmfelinfach – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% 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

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

87% low-carbon electricity

Wind 60% · Solar 21% · Gas 13% · Nuclear 6%

52 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Caerphilly:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Cwmfelinfach · 0.1 km

    Cwmfelinfach is a small village located in the Sirhowy valley of south-east Wales. It is part of the district of Caerphilly within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is located north of Wattsville, about 5 m…

  • Nine Mile Point Colliery · 0.7 km

    Nine Mile Point colliery was a coal mine at Cwmfelinfach in the South Wales Valleys, originally known as "Coronation Colliery", and constructed between 1902 and 1905. The deepest shaft was 1,176 feet deep. Seven men…

  • Ynysddu railway station · 1.2 km

    Ynysddu railway station served the village of Ynysddu, in the historical county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1871 to 1960 on the Sirhowy Railway.

  • Ynysddu · 1.2 km

    Ynysddu is a small village, community and electoral ward in the Sirhowy valley of south-east Wales. It is part of the district of Caerphilly within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It lies between to Cwmfelin…

  • Mynydd y Grug · 1.2 km

    Mynydd y Grug is a hill lying just west of the village of Cwmfelinfach and about 4 km to the northeast of Caerphilly in Caerphilly county borough in South Wales. Its summit was formerly at a height of around 358 m, bu…

  • Wattsville · 1.6 km

    Wattsville is a small village in the Sirhowy Valley, eight miles north west of Newport, built in the 20th century for accommodation for mine workers.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Cwmfelinfach?
Cwmfelinfach is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Caerphilly local authority.
How deprived is Cwmfelinfach?
The Caerphilly local authority, which includes Cwmfelinfach, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.