Ystrad Mynach

16°CFog

• Today: 16° / 15° · 94% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

2US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

113 reported · July 2026▲ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences43
• Anti-social behaviour26
• Criminal damage & arson18
• Public order11

Neighbourhood team: Ystrad Mynach · 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)

173 food businesses within 2 miles

• 137 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ystrad Mynach (0.5 km)
• 26 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 (8.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (4.1 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

30 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Oakfield Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Sports pitches8
• 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)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,035 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

30 jobs advertised · £37,103 avg

e.g. Local Delivery Driver, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time, Online Arabic Tutoring Job in Ystrad Mynach – 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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%

352 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 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

• Lewis Girls Comprehensive School · 0.1 km

  Lewis Girls' Comprehensive School is a secondary school in Wales. It stands at the border between Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire, divided by the Rhymney River which acts as the school fields' boundary. The school wa…

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  Ystrad Mynach · 0.4 km

  Ystrad Mynach is a town in the Rhymney Valley in the Caerphilly County Borough, within the ancient county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the town of Caerphilly. The urban area had a population o…

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  Ystrad Mynach railway station · 0.5 km

  Ystrad Mynach railway station is a railway station serving the town of Ystrad Mynach, south Wales. It is a stop on the Rhymney Line of the Valley Lines network.

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  Death of Carson Price · 0.6 km

  On 12 April 2019, a 13-year-old boy, Carson Price, was found unconscious in a playground in Ystrad Mynach, Glamorgan, Wales, one mile away from his home. Later being rushed to the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff…

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  CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence · 0.8 km

  The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence was opened in May 2014. The CCB Centre for Sporting Excellence in Ystrad Mynach, Caerphilly, Wales, is a sports facility located in and run by Caerphilly County Borough Council…

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  Maesycwmmer · 0.8 km

  Maesycwmmer is a village, community and electoral ward in the centre of Caerphilly County Borough in Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)