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Nantyglo

Nantyglo is a village in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 5,000. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Ebbw Vale Town, 2.4 km away. There were around 157 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 Nantyglo 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

9°COvercast

  • Today: 14° / 9° · 60% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:41

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

16US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

170 reported · July 2026 48% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences63
  • Anti-social behaviour37
  • Criminal damage & arson25
  • Public order17

Neighbourhood team: Nantyglo · Gwent

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour that has a negative impact on communities and how safe people feel.

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

223 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 154 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
  • 16 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Ebbw Vale Town (2.4 km)
  • 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ebbw Vale Town (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£144,603 average 8.9% YoY

Across Blaenau Gwent · to 2026-06

Detached£237,914
Semi-detached£159,025
Terraced£132,234
Flat£81,914

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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: 156.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (11.7 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Costa Brynmawr (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses1
  • 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

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,665 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 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

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

  • Nantyglo Round Towers · 0.5 km

    Nantyglo Round Towers are located at Roundhouse Farm, Nantyglo, near Brynmawr in the borough of Blaenau Gwent in the South Wales Valleys. The two fortified towers were constructed in the early 19th century as places o…

  • Brynmawr rubber factory · 0.7 km

    The Brynmawr rubber factory is a now-demolished building which was situated in Brynmawr in Blaenau Gwent, Wales. It was designed and constructed between 1946 and 1952 by the Architects' Co-Partnership, a group of arch…

  • BRfm · 0.7 km

    BRFM was a community radio station serving Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale, Nantyglo and surrounding areas of Blaenau Gwent in south Wales. The station used to broadcast locally on 97.3 FM and online via the station's website.

  • Nantyglo · 0.8 km

    Nantyglo is a village in the ancient parish of Aberystruth and county of Monmouth situated deep within the South Wales Valleys between Blaina and Brynmawr in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent.

  • Brynmawr railway station · 0.8 km

    Brynmawr railway station was a station which served Nantyglo and Brynmawr in the Welsh county of Brecknockshire.

  • Nantyglo railway station · 0.9 km

    Nantyglo railway station was a station which served Nantyglo, in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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