Porth

17°COvercast

• Today: 17° / 16° · 94% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:35

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

2US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

125 reported · July 2026▲ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences54
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Public order15
• Criminal damage & arson12

Neighbourhood team: Porth · 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)

163 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Porth (0.3 km)
• 2 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 (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (4.1 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Porth Plaza (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Gyms1
• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds6

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

Chris Bryant

Labour

Rhondda and Ogmore

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

• Lab 57
• Con 1
• Grn 1
• Oth 8

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés23

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

84 jobs advertised · £37,851 avg

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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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Solar 7% · Wind 5%

349 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 Rhondda and Ogmore:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office357 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership349 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s310 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases310 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth306 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Porth railway station · 0.3 km

  Porth railway station is a railway station serving the town of Porth in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Trehafod and Dinas Rhondda, 16 miles 9 chains (25.9 km) from Cardiff Docks.

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  Llwyncelyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 0.3 km

  Llwyncelyn is a district of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Consisting of five long terraces and two modern housing developments, Llwyncelyn has one shop and a parish church, St. Luke's Church.

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  Cymmer Colliery explosion · 0.4 km

  The Cymmer Colliery explosion occurred in the early morning of 15 July 1856 at the Old Pit mine of the Cymmer Colliery near Porth, Wales, operated by George Insole & Son. The underground gas explosion resulted in a "s…

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  Porth · 0.4 km

  Porth is a town and community in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales. Lying in the Rhondda Valley, it is regarded as the gateway connecting the Rhondda Fa…

• Glynfach · 0.5 km

  Glynfach is a district of the community and electoral ward of Cymmer, within the town of Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf. There are no shops in Glynfach, however there is one pub - The Colliers Arms - and one parish church -…

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  Rhondda by-pass · 0.5 km

  The Rhondda by-pass, also known as the Porth and Lower Rhondda Fach Relief Road, is a relief road running through the Rhondda, a valley in South Wales. It is built partly on the former Maerdy Branch of the Rhondda Lin…

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