Aberfan

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• Today: 7° / 5° · 43% rain
• Tomorrow: 9° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:39

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

46 reported · August 2026▲ 21% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences18
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Criminal damage & arson6
• Vehicle crime5

Neighbourhood team: Merthyr Vale · South Wales

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

46 reported road collisions (2025)

10 killed or seriously injured · 58 casualties · 7.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

131 food businesses within 2 miles

• 107 rated 4–5 ★ (63 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Merthyr Vale (0.4 km)
• 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£148,656 average▼ 1% YoY

Across Merthyr Tydfil · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£754 average monthly rent▼ 1.6% YoY

• 1 bed £552
• 2 bed £640
• 3 bed £722

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

4.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.6 times median annual pay (4.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (2.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (2.3 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

29 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Old Cardiff Road, Mountain Ash (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

58,840 residents in Merthyr Tydfil · 528/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK1,567
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK1,688
• Net moves−121

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

Among the most deprived areas in Wales

22% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 31% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (51% of 27,610)

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

Gerald Jones

Labour

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Source: UK Parliament

Independent (minority)

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

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,655 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£685 median full-time weekly pay

3.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,222 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 · 32,937 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

8% low-carbon electricity

Gas 92% · Wind 8%

361 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.1
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

7 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in CF48

• Community Cardiology Clinic C
• Practice 3 Keir Hardie He
• Practice 1

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

• Aberfan railway station · 0.2 km

  Aberfan railway station served the village of Aberfan, near Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Opened by the Quakers Yard & Merthyr Railway, a joint Great Western Railway / Rhymney Railway Joint operation, it became part of the…

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  Merthyr Vale · 0.3 km

  Merthyr Vale is a linear village and community in the Welsh county borough of Merthyr Tydfil. Lying on the A4054 road it is on the east bank of the River Taff.

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  Aberfan · 0.4 km

  Aberfan is a former coal mining village in the Taff Valley 4 mi (6 km) south of the town of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in the community of Merthyr Vale, in the principal area of Merthyr Tydfil.

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  Merthyr Vale railway station · 0.4 km

  Merthyr Vale railway station serves the villages of Merthyr Vale and Aberfan in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is located on the Merthyr branch of the Merthyr Line. Passenger services are provided by Transport for Wales.

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  Aberfan Cemetery · 0.5 km

  Aberfan Cemetery is a cemetery near the village of Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil. It is one of five cemeteries in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough and is particularly well known for the graves of 144 victims of the Aberfan dis…

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  Taff Trail · 0.9 km

  The Taff Trail is a walking and cycle path that runs for 55 miles (89 km) between Cardiff Bay and Brecon in Wales. It is so named because it follows the course of the River Taff. Along much of its length, it follows t…

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