Bedlinog

16°CFog

• Today: 17° / 15° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:32

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

8 reported · July 2026▼ 27% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Vehicle crime2
• Violence & sexual offences2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Bedlinog and Trelewis · South Wales

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

38 reported road collisions (2024)

7 killed or seriously injured · 54 casualties · 6.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

51 food businesses within 2 miles

• 39 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Merthyr Vale (2.4 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£146,611 average▼ 3% YoY

Across Merthyr Tydfil · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£755 average monthly rent▼ 1.1% YoY

• 1 bed £552
• 2 bed £640
• 3 bed £723

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

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 (4.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (9 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Parc Cwm Darran (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds3

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)

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)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

£685 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% 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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Wind 8% · Solar 3%

353 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

2 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in CF46

• Treharris Primary Care Centre
• Nelson Surgery

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

• 
  Bedlinog · 0.1 km

  Bedlinog is a village and community located in the Taff Bargoed valley, in the south of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales. It is 10 km (6 mi) north of Pontypridd, 10 km (6 mi) north west of Caerphilly and 10 km (6…

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  Bedlinog railway station · 0.1 km

  Bedlinog railway station served the village of Bedlinog in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1876 to 1964 on the Rhymney Railway.

• 
  Merthyr Vale · 2.3 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.

• Afon Tâf High School · 2.4 km

  Afon Tâf High School is an 11–16 mixed secondary school in Troed-y-rhiw, Merthyr Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales.

• Taff Merthyr · 2.4 km

  Taff Merthyr was a deep navigation colliery in South Wales.

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  Merthyr Vale railway station · 2.5 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)