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Nantgarw

Nantgarw is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 10,000. It has around 2 schools and 2 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Aber, 2 km away. There were around 23 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 Nantgarw 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
Caerphilly
Police force
Gwent

Weather

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 7° · 46% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:39

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

21 reported · August 2026▼ 9% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Vehicle crime4
  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Taff's Well · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting & Retail crime. Thefts from stores, persistent offenders, retail ASB - Co Op, Taffs Well
  • ASB. Youth nuisance, rowdy groups, abusive behaviour, noise complaints. Road Safety & Speeding - Showcase Cinema, Nantgarw

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

Road safety

145 reported road collisions (2025)

35 killed or seriously injured · 170 casualties · 8.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

124 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 97 rated 4–5 ★ (73 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Treforest Estate (1.6 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Trefforest Estate (1.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£198,545 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-08

Detached£313,999
Semi-detached£202,994
Terraced£169,311
Flat£107,649

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£747 average monthly rent▲ 8.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £551
  • 2 bed £689
  • 3 bed £777

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

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 (1.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · BP (1.6 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Griffin Mill Garages - Nissan (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches14
  • 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,025
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,598
  • Net moves+427

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

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

Anna McMorrin

Labour

Cardiff North

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 41
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 19

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

25 jobs advertised · £62,103 avg

e.g. Senior Procurement Business Manager, Lead Medical Examiner for Wales, Associate Pharmacy Dean - Post-registration Pharmacy Pathways

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£710 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% 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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 9%

358 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CF15

  • The Medical Centre
  • Radyr Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff North:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Nantgarw (Low Level) Halt railway station · 0.3 km

    Nantgarw Halt railway station was a halt on the now-disused Cardiff Railway.

  • Nantgarw Colliery · 0.5 km

    Nantgarw Colliery was a coal mine and later developed Coking coal works, located in the village on Nantgarw, Mid Glamorgan, Wales located just north of Cardiff.

  • Nantgarw · 0.6 km

    Nantgarw is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff.

  • Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station · 0.7 km

    Nantgarw Halt railway station was a halt on the disused Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway.

  • Glan y Llyn railway station · 1.1 km

    Glan-y-Llyn railway station is a disused railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.

  • Pontypridd United F.C. · 1.3 km

    Pontypridd United FC is a Welsh football club, based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf. The club plays at USW Sports Park on Treforest Industrial Estate. The club plays in the Cymru South.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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