Aberdare

15°CLight drizzle

• Today: 18° / 14° · 89% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:35

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

177 reported · July 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences87
• Anti-social behaviour34
• Public order21
• Criminal damage & arson14

Neighbourhood team: Aberdare East · South Wales

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

144 reported road collisions (2024)

24 killed or seriously injured · 190 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

243 food businesses within 2 miles

• 195 rated 4–5 ★ (151 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Aberdare (0.7 km)
• 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£167,559 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£753 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY

• 1 bed £527
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £757

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

4.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (6.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (2.6 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

22 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Crown Buildings, Rhondda Cynon Taf (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

237,651 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf · 560/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

More deprived than the average in Wales

17% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 29% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (42% of 111,810)

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

Gerald Jones

Labour

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 57
• Con 1
• Grn 1
• Oth 8

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés38

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

132 jobs advertised · £36,388 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£666 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,935 disposable income per head (2024)

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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Wind 41% · Nuclear 1%

229 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

5 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in CF44

• St John'S Medical Practice
• Cwmaman Surgery
• Hirwaun Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office329 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test296 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership294 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s275 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership220 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  St John's Church, Aberdare · 0.1 km

  St John the Baptist's is an ancient parish church in the centre of the town of Aberdare, Wales.

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  Old Town Hall, Aberdare · 0.1 km

  The Old Town Hall is a municipal building located on the High Street in Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure, which is currently used as a coffee shop, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Siloa Chapel, Aberdare · 0.1 km

  Siloa Chapel was the largest of the Welsh Independent, or Congregationalist, chapels in Aberdare. It operated from 1844 to 2020.

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  St Elvan's Church, Aberdare · 0.3 km

  St Elvan's Church is a Grade II* listed Anglican church in the centre of the town of Aberdare. It was built in 1851–1852, largely at the instigation of John Griffith, vicar of Aberdare from 1847 until 1859.

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  Aberdare · 0.3 km

  Aberdare is a town in the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. Aberdare has a population of 39,550. Aberdare is 4 miles (6 km) south-west of Merthyr Tydfil, 20…

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  Bethania Chapel, Aberdare · 0.3 km

  Bethania was a Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, which seated 550 people. Located near the centre of Aberdare, it had a somewhat concealed entrance and was approached up a long flight…

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