Abercrave

16°CLight rain shower

• Today: 17° / 9° · 81% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:43

13h 4m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Margam, United Kingdom

6 reported · July 2026▼ 25% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences3
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Aber-craf · Dyfed Powys

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

329 reported road collisions (2024)

133 killed or seriously injured · 458 casualties · 24.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

22 food businesses within 2 miles

• 19 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£231,004 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£622 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY

• 1 bed £462
• 2 bed £579
• 3 bed £701

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

7.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (8.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (8.6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Bannau Brycheiniog - Craig-y-Nos Country Park (3.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

133,170 residents in Powys · 26/km²

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 57%
• 65+: 28%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in Wales

1% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 6% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (20% of 66,730)

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

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Labour coalition

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,730 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,047 disposable income per head (2024)

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

32% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 64,719 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

21% low-carbon electricity

Gas 79% · Wind 17% · Solar 4% · Nuclear 0%

311 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• Life satisfaction7.4
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SA9

• Amman Tawe Partnership
• Pengorof Surgery
• Kaleidoscope The Manse

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety756 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership352 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership335 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office302 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s288 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

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

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  Abercraf · 0.1 km

  Abercraf is a village in Powys, Wales, in the community of Ystradgynlais and within the historic boundaries of the county of Brecknockshire.

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  Abercrave railway station · 0.7 km

  Abercrave railway station was a railway station that served the village of Abercraf in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, Wales. Opened in 1891 by the Midland Railway it closed to passengers in 1932 although th…

• Caehopkin · 1.3 km

  Caehopkin is a village in Powys, Wales. It lies between Abercraf and Coelbren in the Swansea Valley on the border of the Brecon Beacons National Park.

• Nant Llech · 1.5 km

  The Nant Llech is a minor river in Powys, Wales and which lies wholly within the Brecon Beacons National Park. The name means 'slab stream', presumably in reference to the sandstones across which it runs. Its headwat…

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  Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary · 1.7 km

  Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary between Caehopkin and Abercraf in Powys, Wales. It became the Wales Ape & Monkey Sanctuary in December 2008, being previously known as Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuar…

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  Cribarth · 1.7 km

  Cribarth is a hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, Powys, Wales, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire. The summit lies on the broken ridge at an elevation of 428 m (1,404 ft) at OS grid reference SN 831143…

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