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Tonyrefail

Tonyrefail is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 9,317. It has one supermarket and is served by Dinas Rhondda railway station, 3.9 km away. There were around 83 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 Tonyrefail 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
Pontypridd
Police force
South Wales

Weather

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 18° / 17° · 94% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:35

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

Crime

94 reported · July 2026 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences38
  • Public order18
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Criminal damage & arson8

Neighbourhood team: Tonyrefail East · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use Bikes/scooters being driven dangerously, noise nuisance, Surrons
  • Shoplifting & Retail crime Thefts from stores, persistent offenders, retail ASB

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

101 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 80 rated 4–5 ★ (57 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Porth (3.5 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Porth (3.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£167,559 average 7.4% YoY

Across Rhondda Cynon Taf · to 2026-06

Detached£293,723
Semi-detached£182,743
Terraced£146,108
Flat£87,430

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

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 (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (6.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Tonyrefail Community School (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds5

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)

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:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 57
  • Con 1
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 8

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

14 jobs advertised · £26,613 avg

e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Online Music Tutor - Part Time, Online Maths Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 112,026 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 89% · Solar 7% · Wind 5%

349 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rhondda and Ogmore:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tonyrefail · 0.0 km

    Tonyrefail is a village and community in the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough, Wales. It is situated at the head of the River Ely, 4 miles (6.4 km) north‑west of Llantrisant, approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from Treb…

  • Tonyrefail railway station · 0.0 km

    Tonyrefail railway station served the village of Tonyrefail, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1901 to 1958 on the Ely Valley Railway.

  • Tonyrefail School · 0.8 km

    Tonyrefail School was an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school of approximately 1050 students that served the town of Tonyrefail and the surrounding areas.

  • Thomastown, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 1.1 km

    Thomastown is a village and district of the large community of Tonyrefail, within Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales. It is located to the south of Tonyrefail within the 'Tonyrefail West' electoral ward, and falls within…

  • Coed Ely railway station · 1.5 km

    Coed Ely railway station served the portion of the Ely Valley around the mining communities of Thomastown and Coed-Ely in South Wales, between 1925 and 1958.

  • Trebanog · 2.0 km

    Trebanog is a village in the Cymmer electoral ward lying on the southernmost outskirts of the Rhondda Valley, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, located off the A4233 road between Porth and the town of Tonyrefail. Trebanog is…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tonyrefail?
Tonyrefail is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority.
What is the population of Tonyrefail?
Tonyrefail has an approximate settlement population of 9,317.
How deprived is Tonyrefail?
The Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority, which includes Tonyrefail, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.