Pontypridd

17°CLight rain shower

• Today: 21° / 16° · 88% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

4US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

193 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences66
• Public order32
• Shoplifting31
• Anti-social behaviour27

Neighbourhood team: Graig and Pontypridd West · South Wales

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

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)

238 food businesses within 2 miles

• 178 rated 4–5 ★ (132 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pontypridd (0.4 km)
• 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£167,559 average▲ 7.4% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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 (7.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (0.1 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

25 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Sardis Road, Pontypridd (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds12

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)

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

Alex Davies-Jones

Labour

Pontypridd

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 57
• Con 1
• Grn 1
• Oth 8

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés30

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

280 jobs advertised · £39,718 avg

e.g. Contact Centre Agent, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Customer Service Representative

Source: Adzuna

£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

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 8% · Nuclear 5% · Solar 0%

345 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Pontypridd:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients340 local signatures · 14,552 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office328 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety288 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s277 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

• 
  Rhondda line · 0.2 km

  The Rhondda line, also known as the Treherbert line, is a commuter railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Treherbert. The line follows the Merthyr line as far as Pontypridd, where it then diverges to continue alo…

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  Sardis Road · 0.2 km

  Sardis Road is a rugby union stadium situated in Pontypridd, Wales. It is home to the Indigo Group Premiership team, Pontypridd RFC and previously the Celtic Warriors, the now defunct regional rugby union team. It is…

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  Pontypridd RFC · 0.2 km

  Pontypridd Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It competes in the Admiral Premiership and the WRU Premiership Cup, a trophy which they won for the 7th time in 2025. The…

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  Pontypridd · 0.2 km

  Pontypridd is a town and a community in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north west of Cardiff city centre.

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  Pwllgwaun · 0.3 km

  Pwllgwaun is a village and small suburb of Pontypridd within the 'Rhondda' electoral ward, bordered by Hopkinstown and Graigwen hill to the north and east, the hillsides of Maesycoed above, and is located along the ba…

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  Pontypridd Market and Town Hall · 0.3 km

  Pontypridd Market and Town Hall is a historic building located on Market Street, Pontypridd in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure, which contains a large auditorium which is currently derelict, was built in two…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)