Merthyr Mawr

17°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 11° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:38

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

7 reported · July 2026▲ 250% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr · South Wales

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

72 reported road collisions (2024)

13 killed or seriously injured · 98 casualties · 4.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

173 food businesses within 2 miles

• 142 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bridgend (3.3 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£207,546 average▲ 3.1% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£759 average monthly rent▲ 7.8% YoY

• 1 bed £559
• 2 bed £697
• 3 bed £812

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

6.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.0 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (3.3 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Llangewydd Arms (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches6
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

145,490 residents in Bridgend · 580/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

7% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 20% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (23% of 66,260)

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

Chris Elmore

Labour

Bridgend

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

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

• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

14 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

£738 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,400 disposable income per head (2024)

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

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,606 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

86% low-carbon electricity

Wind 65% · Gas 14% · Solar 13% · Nuclear 7%

55 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bridgend:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office398 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test326 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth230 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Merthyr Mawr · 0.1 km

  Merthyr Mawr is a village and community in Bridgend, Wales. The village is about 2+1⁄2 miles from the centre of Bridgend town. The population of the community at the 2011 census was 267. The community occupies the are…

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  Ewenny River · 0.5 km

  The Ewenny River is a river in South Wales. For most of its 10 miles (16 km) length, it forms the border between the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend. It is a major tributary of the River Ogmore, which it joins near its…

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  Ogmore Castle · 0.7 km

  Ogmore Castle is a Grade I listed castle ruin located near the village of Ogmore in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, east of Ogmore-by-Sea, and south of the town of Bridgend. It is situated on the south bank of the Ewenn…

• Ogmore, Vale of Glamorgan · 0.8 km

  Ogmore is a village in St Bride's Major community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales on the River Ogmore. It grew around the now ruined Ogmore Castle, built by the Normans.

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  Southerndown Golf Club · 0.9 km

  Southerndown Golf Club is a downland/links golf club in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south-east Wales, near the coast and Ogmore-by-Sea and Southerndown, in proximity to Merthyr Mawr Sand Dunes. The course lies in an ope…

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  Candleston Castle · 1.4 km

  Candleston Castle is a 14th-century fortified manor house, in ruins since the 19th century. It is 0.75 miles (1.2 km) southwest of Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan, Wales, now Bridgend County Borough and just 0.75 miles (1.2 k…

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