Wattstown

11°CCloudy

• Today: 11° / 6° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:45

9h 36m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

56 reported · August 2026▲ 14% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Anti-social behaviour10
• Public order9
• Criminal damage & arson5

Neighbourhood team: Tylorstown and Ynyshir · 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)

234 food businesses within 2 miles

• 191 rated 4–5 ★ (143 top)
• 8 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Llwynypia (2.4 km)
• 0 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 (6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (6 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

16 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Rhondda Fach Leisure Centre (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds4

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
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,970 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

19% low-carbon electricity

Gas 81% · Solar 10% · Wind 9%

321 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

4 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in CF39

• Alternative Primary Health
• Pont Newydd Medical Centre
• Park Lane Surgery

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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  Wattstown · 0.2 km

  Wattstown is a village located in the Rhondda Valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Located in the Rhondda Fach valley, it is a district of the community of Ynyshir. Prior to mid 19th century indus…

• Wattstown Platform railway station · 0.4 km

  Wattstown Platform railway station was a short-lived railway station on the now-disused Maerdy Branch in South Wales.

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  Pontygwaith, Rhondda Cynon Taf · 0.8 km

  Pontygwaith is a small village located in the Rhondda Fach valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, in the community of Tylorstown.

• Tylorstown railway station · 1.1 km

  Tylorstown railway station served the mining community of Tylorstown in Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, between 1877 and 1964.

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  Rhondda (Senedd constituency) · 1.1 km

  Rhondda was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, it was one of eight constituencies in the South Wales Central electoral region, which…

• Pontygwaith Halt railway station · 1.1 km

  Pontygwaith Halt railway station served the village of Pontygwaith in South Wales. It was only open for nine years.

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