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Tonypandy

Tonypandy is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 62,545. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and 27 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Tonypandy, 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £127,842. There were around 124 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 Tonypandy 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
Rhondda
Police force
South Wales

Weather

8°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 7° · 52% rain
  • Tomorrow: 9° / 7° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:41

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

119 reported · August 2026▲ 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences54
  • Anti-social behaviour16
  • Public order16
  • Criminal damage & arson9

Neighbourhood team: Tonypandy · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Parking concerns Tonypandy Town Centre
  • Visible policing & reassurance

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

234 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 181 rated 4–5 ★ (131 top)
  • 11 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tonypandy (0.5 km)
  • 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Tonypandy (0.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£165,213 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-08

Detached£286,524
Semi-detached£180,118
Terraced£144,557
Flat£86,131

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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: 156.9p · Esso (8.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.7 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Trealaw Road, Tonypandy (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches11
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

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)

Internal migration

  • 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

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

Chris Bryant

Labour

Rhondda and Ogmore

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

31 jobs advertised · £31,507 avg

e.g. Primary Teaching Assistant | Valuable School-Based Experience, Salaried GP, Care Assistant

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 12%

346 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

Health services

4 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CF40

  • Dares Unit
  • De Winton Field Practice
  • Penygraig Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rhondda and Ogmore:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tonypandy Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Tonypandy Town Hall is a building located on De Winton Street in Tonypandy in Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales. The structure is currently in residential use as private flats.

  • Battle of De Winton Field · 0.2 km

    The Battle of De Winton Field was a significant anti-fascist confrontation that took place in Tonypandy, Wales, on 11 June 1936. The clash occurred when Tommy Moran, propaganda officer for the British Union of Fascist…

  • Tonypandy · 0.3 km

    Tonypandy is a town, community and electoral ward located in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. A former industrial co…

  • Mid Rhondda F.C. · 0.3 km

    Mid Rhondda Football Club was an association football team, based in Tonypandy, Wales that was formed in 1912. Mid Rhondda were one of the earlier South Wales teams to form, as competition from rugby union within the…

  • Trealaw · 0.3 km

    Trealaw is a long village, also a community and electoral ward in the Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It stretches over two miles from the junction of Cemetery Road and Brithweunydd Road in the east, to the…

  • Tonypandy railway station · 0.5 km

    Tonypandy railway station is a railway station serving the town of Tonypandy in south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Llywynypia and Dinas Rhondda, 18 miles 3 chains (29.0 km) from Cardiff Docks.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tonypandy?
Tonypandy is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority.
What is the population of Tonypandy?
Tonypandy has an approximate settlement population of 62,545.
How deprived is Tonypandy?
The Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority, which includes Tonypandy, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.