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Llanhilleth

Llanhilleth is a town or village in Gwent, Wales, with 5 bus stops and Llanhilleth railway station 0.3 km away. It has 1 pharmacy and around 1 restaurants and cafés, and there were around 39 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llanhilleth area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Blaenau Gwent area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 66,902 residents at roughly 615 people per km².

Council
Blaenau Gwent
County
Gwent
Constituency
Blaenau Gwent
Police force
Gwent

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 16° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:31

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

10US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

76 reported · July 2026 55% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences29
  • Anti-social behaviour14
  • Public order13
  • Criminal damage & arson7

Neighbourhood team: Llanhilleth · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour that has a negative impact on communities and how safe people feel.
  • Off Road bikes and vehicles being ridden/driven in an anti-social manner.

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

Road safety

53 reported road collisions (2024)

17 killed or seriously injured · 68 casualties · 7.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

121 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 86 rated 4–5 ★ (65 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llanhilleth (0.3 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Llanhilleth (0.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Private rents

£679 average monthly rent 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £501
  • 2 bed £602
  • 3 bed £687

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (5.5 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Arail Street, Abertillery (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

66,902 residents in Blaenau Gwent · 615/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

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

  • Schools2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,665 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£711 median full-time weekly pay

3.8% 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

Energy efficiency

34% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 30,780 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4% · Solar 0%

377 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

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

  • Llanhilleth railway station · 0.2 km

    Llanhilleth railway station is a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway and serves the village of Llanhilleth, Wales.

  • Brynithel · 0.2 km

    Brynithel is a village in the Ebbw Valley in Blaenau Gwent. It belongs in the community of Llanhilleth.

  • Llanhilleth · 0.6 km

    Llanhilleth is a village, community and an electoral ward on the A467 road between Abertillery and Crumlin in Blaenau Gwent, Wales.

  • Aberbeeg · 0.9 km

    Aberbeeg is a village which lies in both Blaenau Gwent and Caerphilly County Borough, in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is part of the community of Llanhilleth. The two main tributaries of…

  • Aberbeeg railway station · 0.9 km

    Aberbeeg railway station served the village of Aberbeeg in Monmouthshire, Wales. It was the junction where the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company's lines from Newport to Brynmawr and Ebbw Vale diverged.

  • St Illtyd · 1.0 km

    St Illtyd is a hamlet near Aberbeeg, in southeast Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated on the mountain road between Pontypool and Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent. It rests at about 1200…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Llanhilleth?
Llanhilleth is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Blaenau Gwent local authority.
How deprived is Llanhilleth?
The Blaenau Gwent local authority, which includes Llanhilleth, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.