Trethomas
Trethomas is a town or village in Gwent, Wales, with 1 GP surgery and 7 restaurants and cafés, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Crosskeys, 4 km away. There were around 81 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 Trethomas 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
- Caerphilly
- Police force
- Gwent
Weather
16°CLight rain shower
- Today: 21° / 16° · 88% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:34
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
4US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom
Crime
112 reported · July 2026▲ 60% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences37
- Anti-social behaviour25
- Criminal damage & arson16
- Public order14
Neighbourhood team: Bedwas, Trethomas and Machen · Gwent
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour
- Shoplifting
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
174 food businesses within 2 miles
- 133 rated 4–5 ★ (102 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Energlyn & Churchill Park (3.5 km)
- 26 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Energlyn & Churchill Park (3.5 km):
Loading live departures…
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: 153.9p · BP (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (8.3 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Navigation Street Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds3
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
Chris Evans
Labour (Co-op)
Caerphilly
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure 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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics3
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés16
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
11 jobs advertised
e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online History Tutor - Part Time, 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
6% low-carbon electricity
Gas 94% · Wind 6% · Solar 1%
371 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 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
Notable places nearby
Trethomas · 0.1 kmTrethomas is a small village 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) northeast of Caerphilly, southeast Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.
Trethomas railway station · 0.4 kmTrethomas railway station served the village of Trethomas, Caerphilly, Wales, from 1915 to 1962 on the Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway.
- Bedwas Navigation Colliery · 0.6 km
Bedwas Navigation Colliery was a coal mine in the small Welsh village of Bedwas, two miles (3.2 km) north of Caerphilly. The colliery opened in 1913, and closed after the miners' strike of 1984-85.
Bedwas Workmen's Hall · 0.7 kmBedwas Workmen's Hall, built in 1923, is a community hall situated in the village of Bedwas, in south Wales.
- Bedwas High School · 0.8 km
Bedwas High School, formerly known as Bedwas Comprehensive School, is a comprehensive school located east of the Welsh village of Bedwas, Caerphilly county borough, south Wales. It has a total enrollment of about 680…
Graig-y-Rhacca · 1.1 kmGraig-y-Rhacca is a housing estate bordering Trethomas, Bedwas and Machen in the borough of Caerphilly, southeastern Wales. The town is about 8 miles to the west of Newport and 4 miles to the east of Caerphilly. The t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Caerphilly with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trethomas?
- Trethomas is a town in Gwent, Wales, in the Caerphilly local authority.
- How deprived is Trethomas?
- The Caerphilly local authority, which includes Trethomas, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.