Pontllanfraith

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• Today: 17° / 9° · 80% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Overcast

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

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

155 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour43
• Violence & sexual offences41
• Public order24
• Criminal damage & arson22

Neighbourhood team: Pontllanfraith · 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)

270 food businesses within 2 miles

• 212 rated 4–5 ★ (148 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Newbridge (3.0 km)
• 13 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: 153.9p · BP (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 62 kW
• Nearest: Market Trader Car Park (1.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds7

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

Chris Evans

Labour (Co-op)

Caerphilly

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools6
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

12 jobs advertised · £28,218 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Chef De Partie Hotel, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Pontllanfraith – Flexible Schedule

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

89% low-carbon electricity

Wind 64% · Solar 18% · Gas 11% · Nuclear 7%

44 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Caerphilly:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership398 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office336 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s328 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test266 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety239 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide

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

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  Caerphilly County Borough · 0.1 km

  Caerphilly County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It is governed by Caerphilly County Borough Council.

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  Pontllanfraith Low Level railway station · 0.4 km

  Pontllanfraith Low Level railway station served the village of Pontllanfraith, historically in Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1857 to 1964 on the Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway.

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  Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency) · 0.5 km

  Islwyn was a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The area, historically known for coal-mining, had voted for Labour Party candidates since it was created…

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  Islwyn (Senedd constituency) · 0.5 km

  Islwyn was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, w…

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  Pontllanfraith · 0.7 km

  Pontllanfraith is a large village and community located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly County Borough, Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood, wit…

• Penmaen Halt railway station · 1.1 km

  Penmaen Halt railway station served the hamlet of Penmaen, in the historical county of Monmouthshire, Wales, from 1927 to 1939 on the Penar branch line.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)