Oakdale

16°COvercast

• Today: 17° / 9° · 62% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:36

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

39 reported · July 2026▼ 24% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour11
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Public order4

Neighbourhood team: Penmaen · Gwent

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

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)

277 food businesses within 2 miles

• 209 rated 4–5 ★ (153 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£197,272 average▲ 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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: 183.9p · Morrisons (11 km)

14 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)

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

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

• Schools3
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

215 jobs advertised · £34,054 avg

e.g. Vehicle Technician, Customer Service Assistant, Cook

Source: Adzuna

£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

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 77,189 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 42% · Nuclear 0%

228 gCO₂/kWh · 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

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

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership380 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office360 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety347 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s334 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test309 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• Oakdale, Caerphilly · 0.5 km

  Oakdale is a large village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales, 9½ miles north of Caerphilly itself, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. Situated in the Sirhowy valley, it is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Bl…

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  Oakdale Hospital · 0.5 km

  Oakdale Hospital was a community hospital in Oakdale, Caerphilly, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

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  Croespenmaen · 0.6 km

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  Oakdale Colliery · 0.6 km

  Oakdale Colliery was a coal mine located in the Sirhowy Valley, one of the valleys of South Wales.

• Oakdale Comprehensive School · 1.0 km

  Oakdale Comprehensive School was a comprehensive school located in the village of Oakdale, Caerphilly Oakdale in Caerphilly county, Wales. The total enrollment was about 660 pupils aged 11 to 16. Sixth-form provision…

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  Penmaen, Caerphilly · 1.1 km

  Penmaen is a hamlet and community in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated in the Sirhowy valley, 3 miles (4.8 km) East of Blackwood. It is contiguous…

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