Pentyrch
Pentyrch is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 2,287. The area has one school, one pharmacy, and one restaurant and café, with one bus stop and the nearest railway station being Taffs Well, 2.6 km away. There were around 7 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pentyrch area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Cardiff area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 362,308 residents at roughly 2,571 people per km².
- Council
- Cardiff
- County
- South Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Cardiff West
- Police force
- South Wales
Weather
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 12° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:37
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 · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom
Crime
21 reported · July 2026▲ 133% YoY
- Public order6
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Criminal damage & arson3
Neighbourhood team: Pentyrch and St. Fagans · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety & Speeding
- Anti-Social Behaviour
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
240 reported road collisions (2024)
25 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 6.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
65 food businesses within 2 miles
- 54 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Taffs Well (2.6 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Taffs Well (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,094 average▲ 2.1% YoY
Across Cardiff · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,169 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £902
- 2 bed £1,078
- 3 bed £1,203
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (6.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (5.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (8.9 km)
26 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Moto Cardiff West Services (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
362,308 residents in Cardiff · 2,571/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 67%
- 65+: 14%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in Wales
18% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 28% in the most deprived 20%
Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019
Council tax
Property band mix
Most homes here are Band D (22% of 166,780)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only
Care & health services
1 CQC-registered services
- GP practices1
Source: Care Quality Commission · Cardiff
Your MP
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Labour
Cardiff West
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
Labour majority
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,230 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £33,575 avg
e.g. Learning Support Worker, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Pentyrch – Flexible Schedule, Assistant Headteacher
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£712 median full-time weekly pay
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,059 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 191,815 certificates
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics
Grid electricity
76% low-carbon electricity
Wind 59% · Gas 24% · Solar 10% · Nuclear 6%
96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.3
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Cardiff West:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership377 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership251 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office222 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test212 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Pentyrch · 0.1 kmPentyrch is a village and community located on the western outskirts of Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The village gives its name to a Cardiff local authority electoral ward, Pentyrch, which covers the village an…
- Parc-y-Dwrlyn Ground · 0.5 km
Parc-y-Dwrlyn Ground is a cricket ground in Pentyrch, Glamorgan. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1993, when Glamorgan played Northamptonshire in a List-A match in the 1993 AXA Equity and Law League.
- Llwynda-Ddu Camp · 1.2 km
Llwynda-Ddu Camp, also known as Llwynda-Ddu Hillfort, is a small Iron Age earthwork in Pentyrch, Cardiff in South Wales. The site is a scheduled monument, described as a prehistoric, defensive hillfort.
Craig-y-parc House · 1.3 kmCraig-y-parc House is a country house in Pentyrch, Cardiff, Wales. Dating from 1914 to 1918, it was built for Thomas Evans, a colliery owner, by Charles Edward Mallows. The house reputedly cost £100,000. Craig-y-parc…
Garth Hill · 1.5 kmGarth Hill is a hill located in between the communities of Llantwit Fardre and Pentyrch in Wales. The Garth can be seen from nearly the whole of the city of Cardiff and the Taff Valley, and on a sunny, clear day as fa…
- Creigiau railway station · 1.9 km
Creigiau railway station was a railway station in Creigiau in south Wales. It was on the Barry Railway between Efail Isaf and Wenvoe, which ran broadly north–south through Creigiau. To the east of the station, a secon…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pentyrch?
- Pentyrch is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Cardiff local authority.
- What is the population of Pentyrch?
- Pentyrch has an approximate settlement population of 2,287.
- How deprived is Pentyrch?
- The Cardiff local authority, which includes Pentyrch, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.