Aberdare

7°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 9° / 5° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:11Sunset 16:43

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

160 reported · August 2026▲ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences61
• Anti-social behaviour30
• Public order20
• Criminal damage & arson9

Neighbourhood team: Aberdare East · South Wales

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

146 reported road collisions (2025)

30 killed or seriously injured · 207 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

237 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£165,213 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£754 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £528
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £758

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

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: 189.9p · Esso (6.4 km)

5 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,401
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,653
• Net moves−252

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

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

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés37

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

69 jobs advertised · £37,391 avg

e.g. Toolmaker, Residential Conveyancer, Test Technician

Source: Adzuna

£666 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% 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

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 11% · Solar 1%

345 gCO₂/kWh · very 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:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety294 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth181 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Make it illegal to walk dogs during extreme heat to prevent suffering and death.175 local signatures · 11,618 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals160 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK142 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

• 
  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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)