New Tredegar
New Tredegar is a town in Gwent, Wales, with a population of around 4,208. It has 1 pharmacy, around 5 restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Tir-Phil, 0.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £101,569, and there were around 49 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 New Tredegar 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
19°CCloudy
- Today: 19° / 14° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
2US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom
Crime
69 reported · July 2026▲ 68% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences22
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Criminal damage & arson12
- Public order10
Neighbourhood team: New Tredegar · Gwent
Local policing priorities
- Through a tailored balance between enforcement and engagement, we’re tackling the issue of off road bikes and deliberate grass fires.
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
62 food businesses within 2 miles
- 48 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
- 6 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Tir-Phil (0.3 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Tir-Phil (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£197,272 average▲ 5.9% YoY
Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06
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 (10.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (6.7 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Dyffryn Terrace Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches6
- 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
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 & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Computer science Tutoring Job in New Tredegar – Flexible Schedule, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats
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
11% low-carbon electricity
Gas 89% · Solar 7% · Wind 5%
349 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney:
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety798 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test457 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office333 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership288 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s262 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
New Tredegar · 0.1 kmNew Tredegar is a former mining town and community in the Rhymney Valley, Caerphilly county borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Tir-Phil railway station · 0.3 kmTir-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 · 0.6 kmTir-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.
- Cefn y Brithdir · 1.5 km
Cefn y Brithdir is a broad ridge of high ground between the Rhymney Valley and Cwm Darran in the Valleys region of South Wales. It lies within the County Borough of Caerphilly.
Brithdir, Caerphilly · 1.5 kmBrithdir is a small village in the northern part of the Rhymney Valley near New Tredegar, in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales.
Brithdir railway station · 1.5 kmBrithdir railway station is a railway station serving the village of Brithdir near New Tredegar, South Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line 18+3⁄4 miles (30.2 km) north of Cardiff Central which is part of the Trans…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is New Tredegar?
- New Tredegar is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Caerphilly local authority.
- What is the population of New Tredegar?
- New Tredegar has an approximate settlement population of 4,208.
- How deprived is New Tredegar?
- The Caerphilly local authority, which includes New Tredegar, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.