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Deri

Deri is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 1,006. It has 11 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Tir-Phil, 2 km away. There were around 6 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 Deri 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
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Police force
Gwent

Weather

14°CLight rain

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 80% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:37

12h 56m 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 · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

10 reported · July 2026 150% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Drugs1

Neighbourhood team: Darren Valley · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Target hardening, crime prevention events.

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

73 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tir-Phil (2.0 km)
  • 11 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Tir-Phil (1.9 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: 156.9p · Esso (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (3.5 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Parc Cwm Darran (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

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

Nick Smith

Labour

Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure 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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Chemistry Tutor - Part Time, Online Computer science Tutor - Part Time, Become a Physics Tutor in Deri – Flexible & Remote

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

52% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Wind 47% · Nuclear 3% · Solar 2%

186 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Darran and Deri railway station · 0.2 km

    Darran and Deri railway station was situated on the Brecon and Merthyr Junction Railway, serving the adjoining village of Deri and the nearby Darran Colliery. It was located at 20 miles 08 chains from Newport. The lin…

  • Deri, Caerphilly · 0.3 km

    Deri is a village in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales. 'Deri' is Welsh for oak trees. Deri along with Pentwyn and Fochriw make up the community of Darran Valley.

  • Ogilvie Village Halt railway station · 0.7 km

    Ogilvie Village Halt railway station served the village of Deri, Caerphilly, Wales on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. The site of the halt does not appear on os maps but was likely in private ownership…

  • Groesfaen Colliery Platform railway station · 1.8 km

    Groesfaen Colliery Platform railway station served the workers at Groesfaen Colliery near the town of Bargoed, Caerphilly, Wales on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway. The site of the platform does not app…

  • Tir-Phil railway station · 2.0 km

    Tir-Phil railway station is a railway station serving the village of Tir-Phil and the town of New Tredegar, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network. Work to extend the platform to tak…

  • Tir-Phil · 2.0 km

    Tir-Phil is a village in the community of New Tredegar in the Caerphilly county borough of south Wales. Historically Tir-phil was within the Parish of Gelligaer, in the county of Glamorgan.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Deri?
Deri is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Caerphilly local authority.
What is the population of Deri?
Deri has an approximate settlement population of 1,006.
How deprived is Deri?
The Caerphilly local authority, which includes Deri, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.