Pontyclun

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 24% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:43

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

41 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences19
• Anti-social behaviour10
• Criminal damage & arson3
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Pontyclun West · South Wales

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

146 reported road collisions (2025)

30 killed or seriously injured · 207 casualties · 6.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

149 food businesses within 2 miles

• 127 rated 4–5 ★ (99 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontyclun (0.3 km)
• 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£165,213 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£754 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £528
• 2 bed £675
• 3 bed £758

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

• Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · BP (10.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Heol Yr Osaf (Lease), Rhondda Cynon Taf (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,401
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,653
• Net moves−252

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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

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

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

Labour

Cardiff West

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens5
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

149 jobs advertised · £45,154 avg

e.g. Market Research Interviewer – Car Required – Full Time, Senior Strategic Buyer Electronics, Payroll Manager - 6 month FTC - Immediate Start Available

Source: Adzuna

£666 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% 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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 9%

360 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in CF72

• Old School Surgery
• Newpark Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff West:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks276 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth196 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals170 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases148 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Introduce weekend access to death certification for burials117 local signatures · 9,659 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Pontyclun · 0.0 km

  Pontyclun is a town and community located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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  Pontyclun railway station · 0.3 km

  Pontyclun railway station is an unstaffed, minor railway station in Pontyclun, in the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. The station is at street level, on Station Approach, Pontyclun. It is a stop on t…

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  Pontyclun F.C. · 0.5 km

  Pontyclun Football Club is an amateur Welsh football club based in Pontyclun. It currently plays in the South Wales Premier League as of the 2025–26 season following relegation from the Ardal South West League.

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  Afon Clun · 0.6 km

  Afon Clun is a 14-mile (23 km) long tributary of the River Ely, in the counties of Cardiff and Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its bedrock is predominantly of sandstone. Beginning on the western slope of The Garth the river…

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  Tyla Garw · 0.7 km

  Tyla Garw is a hamlet within the community of Llanharry in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, and is located to the west of the Afon Clun, near Pontyclun.

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  Brynsadler · 0.7 km

  Brynsadler is a small village situated in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, it is part of the community of Pontyclun. Pontyclun FC is based in Brynsadler Pontyclun F.C wiki

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)