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Nantgarw

Nantgarw is a town or village in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with 2 supermarkets, around 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Treforest Estate, 0.6 km away. There were around 23 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 Nantgarw area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rhondda Cynon Taf area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 237,651 residents at roughly 560 people per km².

Council
Rhondda Cynon Taf
County
Mid Glamorgan
Constituency
Pontypridd
Police force
South Wales

Weather

18°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:32

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom

Crime

17 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences7
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Other crime2
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Taff's Well · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Shoplifting & Retail crime. Thefts from stores, persistent offenders, retail ASB - Co Op, Taffs Well
  • ASB. Youth nuisance, rowdy groups, abusive behaviour, noise complaints. Road Safety & Speeding - Showcase Cinema, Nantgarw

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

Road safety

144 reported road collisions (2024)

24 killed or seriously injured · 190 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

129 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 101 rated 4–5 ★ (78 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Treforest Estate (1.6 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Trefforest Estate (1.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£167,559 average 7.4% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-06

Detached£293,723
Semi-detached£182,743
Terraced£146,108
Flat£87,430

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£753 average monthly rent 2.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £527
  • 2 bed £675
  • 3 bed £757

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

Affordability

4.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (1.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (7.1 km)

24 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Griffin Mill Garages - Nissan (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches14
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

237,651 residents in Rhondda Cynon Taf · 560/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Wales

17% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 29% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (42% of 111,810)

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

Your MP

Anna McMorrin

Labour

Cardiff North

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 57
  • Con 1
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 8

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £28,633 avg

e.g. Bartender - FB Nantgarw, Head of HSE Technical Services, Senior Resource Coordinator

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£666 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,935 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

7% low-carbon electricity

Gas 93% · Wind 6% · Solar 1%

367 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.4
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Nantgarw (Low Level) Halt railway station · 0.3 km

    Nantgarw Halt railway station was a halt on the now-disused Cardiff Railway.

  • Nantgarw Colliery · 0.5 km

    Nantgarw Colliery was a coal mine and later developed Coking coal works, located in the village on Nantgarw, Mid Glamorgan, Wales located just north of Cardiff.

  • Nantgarw · 0.6 km

    Nantgarw is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, near Cardiff.

  • Nantgarw (High Level) Halt railway station · 0.7 km

    Nantgarw Halt railway station was a halt on the disused Pontypridd, Caerphilly & Newport Railway.

  • Glan y Llyn railway station · 1.1 km

    Glan-y-Llyn railway station is a disused railway station in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales.

  • Pontypridd United F.C. · 1.3 km

    Pontypridd United FC is a Welsh football club, based in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf. The club plays at USW Sports Park on Treforest Industrial Estate. The club plays in the Cymru South.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Nantgarw?
Nantgarw is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority.
How deprived is Nantgarw?
The Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority, which includes Nantgarw, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.