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Maesycwmmer

Maesycwmmer is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It has 2 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 14 restaurants and cafés, with 12 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Hengoed, 0.6 km away. There were around 104 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 Maesycwmmer 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

13°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 11° · 22% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:39

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

91 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences34
  • Anti-social behaviour17
  • Criminal damage & arson14
  • Public order9

Neighbourhood team: Maesycwmmer · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Work in collaboration with partners through Opertaion Atal and Go safe.

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

125 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 96 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ystrad Mynach (0.9 km)
  • 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ystrad Mynach (0.9 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: 153.9p · BP (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (4.5 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

34 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds4

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

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

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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

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

  • A469 road · 0.1 km

    The A469 is a road in south Wales. It links Cardiff and Caerphilly with Rhymney and the Heads of the Valleys Road (A465).

  • Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr · 0.2 km

    Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr is a community hospital at Ystrad Mynach in Caerphilly County Borough in Wales. Opened in 2011 and officially inaugurated in 2012, it was built to centralise and modernise healthcare services in the…

  • Valley Greyhound Stadium · 0.3 km

    The Valley Greyhound Stadium is a greyhound racing stadium in Twyn Road, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales. In 2023, the stadium became affiliated to the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB).

  • CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence · 0.3 km

    The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence was opened in May 2014. The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, is a sports facility located in and run by Caerphilly County Borough Council…

  • Death of Carson Price · 0.3 km

    On 12 April 2019, a 13-year-old boy, Carson Price, was found unconscious in a playground in Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan, Wales, one mile away from his home. Later being rushed to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff…

  • Ystrad Mynach Hospital · 0.4 km

    Ystrad Mynach Hospital was a community hospital in Ystrad Mynach, Wales. It was managed by Aneurin Bevan Local Health Board.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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