Talgarth

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• Today: 6° / 4° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 6° / 3° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:39

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Rhondda Glyncoch Garth Avenue, United Kingdom

7 reported · August 2026▲ 40% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Public order1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Talgarth · Dyfed Powys

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

322 reported road collisions (2025)

153 killed or seriously injured · 440 casualties · 24.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

32 food businesses within 2 miles

• 28 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap

£237,042 average▲ 1.4% YoY

Across Powys · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£621 average monthly rent▲ 9.1% YoY

• 1 bed £462
• 2 bed £578
• 3 bed £700

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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: 179.9p · Asda (4.6 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (4.6 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds2

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,733
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,878
• Net moves+855

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,745 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

3 jobs advertised · £34,783 avg

e.g. Chief Operating Officer, Trainee Driving Instructor - Talgarth, Powys, Wales, AVON Representatives wanted in Talgarth, Powys, Wales – start today

Source: Adzuna

£705 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% 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

14% low-carbon electricity

Gas 86% · Wind 11% · Solar 3%

339 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

8 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LD3

• Brecon Medical Centre
• Lhb Headquarters
• Brecon Clinic

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 safety1,000 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals177 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately166 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills140 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Talgarth · 0.1 km

  Talgarth is a market town, community and electoral ward in southern Powys, Mid Wales, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Crickhowell, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Brecon and 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Builth Wells.…

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  Talgarth Town Hall · 0.1 km

  Talgarth Town Hall, is a municipal building on The Bank, Talgarth, Powys, Wales. The structure, which is the meeting place of Talgarth Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Talgarth railway station · 0.3 km

  Talgarth railway station is a former railway station on the Mid-Wales Railway. It opened in 1864 and closed in 1962, serving the town of Talgarth in Powys, Wales.

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  Bronllys Castle · 1.0 km

  Bronllys Castle is a motte and bailey fortress standing south of Bronllys, towards Talgarth in Powys, Wales. The original castle, constructed of wood, was founded in or soon after 1100 by Richard Fitz Pons, the owner…

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  Mid Wales Hospital · 1.1 km

  The Mid Wales Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Talgarth, Wales.

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  Great Porthamel Farm and Gatehouse · 1.4 km

  The farm at Great Porthamel, at Talgarth in Powys, Wales, comprises a range of buildings including the farmhouse, the gate tower and an agricultural building. They form the remnants of a major medieval manor that was…

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