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Treharris

Treharris is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 12,352. It has around 12 restaurants and cafés, with 45 bus stops and Quakers Yard railway station 1.1 km away. The average sold house price is around £172,640, and there were around 38 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 Treharris area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Merthyr Tydfil area is among the most deprived areas in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 58,840 residents at roughly 528 people per km².

Council
Merthyr Tydfil
County
Mid Glamorgan
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
Police force
South Wales

Weather

19°CSunny

  • Today: 20° / 14° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:34

12h 52m 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

67 reported · July 2026 52% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences27
  • Anti-social behaviour9
  • Public order8
  • Criminal damage & arson7

Neighbourhood team: Treharris · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Antisocial Behaviour/E-scooters/Off road bikes – Treharris Square
  • Antisocial Behaviour/E-scooters/Off road bikes – Treharris Square

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

Road safety

38 reported road collisions (2024)

7 killed or seriously injured · 54 casualties · 6.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

133 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 98 rated 4–5 ★ (64 top)
  • 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Quakers Yard (1.1 km)
  • 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Quakers Yard (1.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£146,611 average 3% YoY

Across Merthyr Tydfil · to 2026-06

Detached£250,009
Semi-detached£157,896
Terraced£125,448
Flat£65,428

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£755 average monthly rent 1.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £552
  • 2 bed £640
  • 3 bed £723

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

4.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.6 times median annual pay (4.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (7.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

20 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Perrott Street, Merthyr (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches15
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

58,840 residents in Merthyr Tydfil · 528/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in Wales

22% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 31% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band A (51% of 27,610)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Gerald Jones

Labour

Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent (minority)

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

1,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

37 jobs advertised · £33,060 avg

e.g. Operations Support 12 Months FTC, Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£685 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,222 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

43% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 32,937 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 90% · Solar 6% · Wind 5%

352 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile8.1
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Quakers Yard · 0.5 km

    Quakers Yard or Quaker's Yard is a village in the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, situated where the Taff Bargoed Valley joins the Taff Valley. The settlement is part of the community of Treharris.

  • Treharris · 0.6 km

    Treharris is a town and community in the Taff Bargoed Valley in the south of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, South Wales. It is located about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) west of Trelewis, from which it is separated by the Taff…

  • Deep Navigation Colliery · 0.6 km

    Deep Navigation Colliery was a coal mine in South Wales, that operated from 1872 until 1991.

  • Treharris Athletic Western F.C. · 0.8 km

    Treharris Athletic Western F.C. is a football club from Treharris in south Wales who play in the South Wales Premier League Championship Division. Their home ground is based in Parc Taf Bargoed in the neighbouring vil…

  • Trelewis · 0.9 km

    Trelewis is a small village in the Taff Bargoed Valley of south-east Wales, currently located in the southern part of Merthyr Tydfil County Borough. It is a former mining village and together with nearby Bedlinog was…

  • Taff Merthyr Colliery Halt railway station · 0.9 km

    Taff Merthyr Colliery halt served the nearby Taff Merthyr Colliery near the village of Trelewis in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1928 to 1964 on the Great Western Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Treharris?
Treharris is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Merthyr Tydfil local authority.
What is the population of Treharris?
Treharris has an approximate settlement population of 12,352.
How deprived is Treharris?
The Merthyr Tydfil local authority, which includes Treharris, is among the most deprived areas in Wales on the WIMD 2019.