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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):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£197,272 average 5.9% YoY

Across Caerphilly · to 2026-06

Detached£314,713
Semi-detached£201,655
Terraced£167,590
Flat£106,806

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Trethomas · 0.1 km

    Trethomas 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 km

    Trethomas 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 km

    Bedwas 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 km

    Graig-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)

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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.