Pontypool

8°COvercast

• Today: 9° / 4° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 4° · 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

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Newport St Julians Comp School, United Kingdom

191 reported · August 2026▼ 15% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences69
• Anti-social behaviour47
• Public order24
• Criminal damage & arson10

Neighbourhood team: Brynwern · Gwent

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

113 reported road collisions (2025)

32 killed or seriously injured · 145 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

213 food businesses within 2 miles

• 167 rated 4–5 ★ (125 top)
• 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontypool and New Inn (2.2 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,937 average▲ 0.9% YoY

Across Monmouthshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£994 average monthly rent▲ 2.3% YoY

• 1 bed £729
• 2 bed £920
• 3 bed £1,065

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (1.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (1.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 100 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Pontypool (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches15
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• First Monmouthshire Food Summit brings local food community together· 3 Nov 2026
• Thinking of becoming a County Councillor?· 3 Nov 2026
• Share your experiences to help improve road safety· 2 Nov 2026
• Monmouthshire communities celebrate Wales in Bloom success· 30 Oct 2026
• You can help make a vulnerable child’s Christmas special· 29 Oct 2026

Source: Monmouthshire Council

92,957 residents in Monmouthshire · 110/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 58%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,813
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,120
• Net moves+693

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band D (21% of 44,240)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour

Torfaen

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Schools7
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,090 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

102 jobs advertised · £36,310 avg

e.g. Care Worker, Pension Fund Accountant, Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Source: Adzuna

£812 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£28,010 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,911 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 13%

345 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

10 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in NP4

• Gwent Deputy
• Block C
• Kaleidoscope Comm Prescribing

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Torfaen:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety490 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth222 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals189 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK177 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence170 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide

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

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  Pontypool Crane Street railway station · 0.2 km

  Pontypool Crane Street railway station served the town of Pontypool in the Welsh county of Monmouthshire.

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  Pontypool Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Pontypool Town Hall is a municipal structure in Hanbury Road, Pontypool, Wales. The town hall, which forms the original part of a civic centre that now serves as the headquarters of Torfaen County Borough Council, is…

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  Pontypool · 0.3 km

  Pontypool is a town and the administrative centre of the county borough of Torfaen, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire in South Wales. As of 2021, it has a population of 29,062.

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  Pontnewynydd · 0.4 km

  Pontnewynydd is a predominantly working class suburb of Pontypool, Torfaen, in Wales. It should not be confused with Pontnewydd in nearby Cwmbran.

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  St Alban's Roman Catholic High School, Pontypool · 0.5 km

  St Alban's RC High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The school provides education from ages 11–16. The school is situated in Park House, the former home of the Hanbury family i…

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  Pontypool Park · 0.5 km

  Pontypool Park is a 150-acre (0.61 km2) park in Pontypool, Torfaen, Wales. The park was formerly the grounds of Pontypool House and was laid out in the closing years of the 17th century for John Hanbury, an ironmaster…

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