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Nant-y-moel

Nant-y-moel is a village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,800. It has around 1 park or green space, 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Ton Pentre, 4.7 km away. There were around 19 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Nant-y-moel area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bridgend area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 145,490 residents at roughly 580 people per km².

Council
Bridgend
County
Mid Glamorgan
Constituency
Ogmore
Police force
South Wales

Weather

13°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 77% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:38

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

25 reported · July 2026 67% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences15
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Other theft2
  • Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Nant-y-Moel · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Off Road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use - Mynydd Ton
  • Antisocial behaviour - off-road bikes - Planka Playing fields and Nantymoel Skate park

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

40 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 31 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Treorchy (4.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Treorchy (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£207,546 average 3.1% YoY

Across Bridgend · to 2026-06

Detached£319,214
Semi-detached£205,073
Terraced£167,433
Flat£110,149

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.7p · Asda (6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Oxford Street, Garw Valley (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

145,490 residents in Bridgend · 580/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Your MP

Chris Bryant

Labour

Rhondda and Ogmore

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,606 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

67% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 33% · Solar 14% · Nuclear 2%

131 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rhondda and Ogmore:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Nant-y-moel · 0.0 km

    Nant-y-moel or Nantymoel is a village and includes the formerly separate village of Pricetown in the county borough of Bridgend, Wales on the River Ogmore, and is one of the constituent villages of the Ogmore Valley.…

  • A4061 road · 0.1 km

    The A4061 is the main road linking Bridgend with Hirwaun via the Ogmore and Rhondda Valleys in South Wales. It is a mix of streets connecting former mining communities, and mountain passes built as relief work for une…

  • Nantymoel railway station · 0.3 km

    Nantymoel railway station served the village of Nant-y-moel, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1873 to 1958 on the Ogmore Valley Railway.

  • Price Town · 0.6 km

    Price Town is situated 9 miles north of the County Town of Bridgend on the A4061 road in the upper reaches of the Cwm Ogwr Fawr, Wales. It was developed to provide accommodation for the rapidly increasing work force o…

  • Wyndham Halt railway station · 1.4 km

    Wyndham Halt railway station served the village of Wyndham, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1942 to 1958 on the Ogmore Valley Railway.

  • Wyndham, Bridgend · 1.4 km

    Wyndham is a small village in the County Borough of Bridgend, Wales built alongside the Ogwr Fawr tributary of the River Ogmore. The village is part of the community of the Ogmore Valley and is south of Nantymoel and…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Nant-y-moel?
Nant-y-moel is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Bridgend local authority.
How deprived is Nant-y-moel?
The Bridgend local authority, which includes Nant-y-moel, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.