Rhondda

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• Today: 8° / 6° · 48% rain
• Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:41

9h 28m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

42 reported · August 2026▲ 40% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences16
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Public order5
• Other crime5

Neighbourhood team: Ferndale and Maerdy · 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)

170 food businesses within 2 miles

• 128 rated 4–5 ★ (97 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Ystrad Rhondda (2.1 km)
• 1 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: 156.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Lime Street, Ferndale (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds5

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

Chris Bryant

Labour

Rhondda and Ogmore

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority

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

• Schools3
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

6 jobs advertised · £45,837 avg

e.g. Tutor, Teaching Assistant, Pastoral Support Worker (SEN)

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

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

346 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 · 4 pharmacies in CF43

• Tylorstown Surgery
• The Maerdy Ferndale Mgp

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rhondda and Ogmore:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases311 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth307 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety173 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals158 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK131 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 0.2 km

  Ferndale is a town and community located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Neighbouring villages are Blaenllechau, Maerdy and Tylorstown. Ferndale was industrialised in the mid-1…

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  Ferndale Colliery · 0.6 km

  Ferndale Colliery was a major coal mining complex comprising nine interconnected coal mines that operated in the Rhondda Valley, South Wales, from 1857 to 1959. Established by coal owner David Davis, it became one of…

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  Ferndale railway station · 0.8 km

  Ferndale railway station served the Welsh mining community of Ferndale between 1876 and 1964.

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  Cynon Valley · 0.9 km

  Cynon Valley is a former coal mining valley in Wales. It lies between Rhondda and the Merthyr Valley and takes its name from the River Cynon. Aberdare is located in the north of the valley and Mountain Ash in the sout…

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  Cynon Valley (Senedd constituency) · 0.9 km

  Cynon Valley was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It was also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, wh…

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  Cynon Valley (UK Parliament constituency) · 0.9 km

  Cynon Valley was a constituency in Wales, of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1983 to 2024. Its last MP from 2019 to 2024 was Beth Winter of the Labour Party.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)