Merthyr Tydfil

19°CSunny

• Today: 20° / 14° · 85% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist

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

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

268 reported · July 2026▼ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences90
• Anti-social behaviour48
• Public order33
• Shoplifting29

Neighbourhood team: Town (Merthyr) · 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)

342 food businesses within 2 miles

• 263 rated 4–5 ★ (180 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Merthyr Tydfil (0.4 km)
• 98 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 (7.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (5.7 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

21 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Castle Car Park 1 (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches32
• Playgrounds14

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)

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens13
• Restaurants & cafés77

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

1,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

217 jobs advertised · £39,323 avg

e.g. Sales Advisor - Part Time Evenings, Customer Service Advisor, Sales Operator

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 5% · Solar 5%

357 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

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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  Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Merthyr Tydfil Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Canolfan Soar · 0.1 km

  Canolfan Soar is a Grade II-listed community facility in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, that includes a theatre and other facilities. It was converted from the closed Grade II-listed, eighteenth-century, Zoar Chapel in the fi…

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  St Tydfil's Hospital · 0.1 km

  Saint Tydfil's Hospital was a rehabilitation hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The entrance block, which is still standing, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts · 0.2 km

  Merthyr Tydfil Law Courts is a Crown Court venue which deals with criminal cases, as well as a County Court, which deals with civil cases, in Glebeland Place, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It also accommodates the local magi…

• Bethesda Chapel, Merthyr Tydfil · 0.2 km

  Bethesda, Merthyr Tydfil was one of the earliest chapels in the Welsh industrial town of Merthyr Tydfil. Services were held in the Welsh language.

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  Merthyr Synagogue · 0.3 km

  Merthyr Synagogue is a former Jewish synagogue located on Bryntirion Road in the Thomastown section of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It is a Grade II listed building and is the oldest purpose-built synagogue in existence in…

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