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Treherbert

Treherbert is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 10,000. It has around 1 supermarket and 2 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Treherbert, 1.3 km away. There were around 47 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 Treherbert 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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 16° / 10° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:42Sunset 19:38

12h 55m 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

48 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences21
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Public order6

Neighbourhood team: Treherbert · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Drug use & dealing Reports of cannabis, Class A use, dealing in public or homes
  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use Bikes/scooters being driven dangerously, noise nuisance, Surrons

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

131 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 98 rated 4–5 ★ (67 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Treherbert (0.4 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ynyswen (0.4 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 (10.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (8.5 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Dyfodwg Street (2.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds4

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

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,805 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £29,640 avg

e.g. Be Your Own Boss - Deliver with Uber Eats, Teaching Assistant, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

78% low-carbon electricity

Wind 59% · Gas 22% · Solar 13% · Nuclear 6%

89 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

  • Treherbert · 0.1 km

    Treherbert is a village and community situated at the head of the Rhondda Fawr valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Historically part of Glamorgan. Treherbert is the upper most community of the Rh…

  • Treherbert railway station · 0.4 km

    Treherbert railway station serves the village of Treherbert in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It is the northern terminus of the Rhondda Line after Ynyswen, 23 miles 54 chains (38.1 km) from Cardiff Docks.

  • Bute Merthyr Colliery · 0.9 km

    The Bute Merthyr Colliery, in Treherbert in the Rhondda Valley, was the first colliery to produce steam coal in the Rhondda valley. A trial pit was dug in 1851, and the colliery was closed in 1926.

  • Ynyswen railway station · 0.9 km

    Ynyswen railway station is a railway station serving the village of Ynyswen in Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It is located on the Rhondda Line, between Treherbert and Treorchy, 22 miles 70 chains (36.8 km) from Card…

  • Tylacoch Halt railway station · 1.1 km

    Tylacoch Halt railway station served the village of Ynyswen, in the historic county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1906 to 1912 on the Taff Vale Railway.

  • Ynyswen · 1.1 km

    Ynyswen is a village in the community of Treorchy, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Treherbert?
Treherbert is a town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority.
How deprived is Treherbert?
The Rhondda Cynon Taf local authority, which includes Treherbert, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.