Oakdale

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• Today: 8° / 5° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:38

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

45 reported · August 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour17
• Violence & sexual offences15
• Public order6
• Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Penmaen · Gwent

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

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)

181 food businesses within 2 miles

• 137 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newbridge (2.5 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£198,545 average▲ 4.4% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.2 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

18 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Market Trader Car Park (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches17
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

175,952 residents in Caerphilly · 634/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Ruth Jones

Labour

Newport West and Islwyn

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 41
• Grn 1
• Oth 19

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

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,070 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

185 jobs advertised · £40,288 avg

e.g. Functional Assessor - OT/Physio/Paramedic, T Level Assessor Early Years, Dual Deputy Manager

Source: Adzuna

£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

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

15% low-carbon electricity

Gas 85% · Wind 15%

334 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in NP12

• Markham Medical Centre
• Blackwood Medical Group
• Pontllanfraith Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newport West and Islwyn:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety418 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth223 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals181 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK137 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence123 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

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  Oakdale Colliery · 0.6 km

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• Oakdale Comprehensive School · 1.0 km

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  Penmaen, Caerphilly · 1.1 km

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