Tongwynlais
Tongwynlais is a village in South Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 3,000. It features one school, one GP surgery, one pharmacy, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, with 3 bus stops and Taffs Well railway station 1.6 km away. There were around 46 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 Tongwynlais 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 North
- Police force
- South Wales
Weather
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 19° / 17° · 78% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:32
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Caerphilly White Street, United Kingdom
Crime
73 reported · July 2026▲ 46% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences27
- Public order14
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Criminal damage & arson9
Neighbourhood team: Whitchurch and Tongwynlais · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Retail Crime & Shoplifting
- Vehicle crime
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
203 food businesses within 2 miles
- 168 rated 4–5 ★ (142 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Taffs Well (1.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Taffs Well (1.5 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 (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (10.5 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
67 charging locations within ~8 km
- 19 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: ASDA Cardiff Coryton Supercentre (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches6
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds7
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
Anna McMorrin
Labour
Cardiff North
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
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens11
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
15,230 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
20 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg
e.g. Service Operations Install Engineer, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Tongwynlais – Flexible Schedule, Become a Arabic Tutor in Tongwynlais – Flexible & Remote
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
7% low-carbon electricity
Gas 93% · Wind 6% · Solar 1%
367 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 North:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership371 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s314 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office248 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership212 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test201 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Tongwynlais · 0.1 kmTongwynlais is a village and community in the north of Cardiff, Wales, north of the M4 motorway in the Taff Valley. It is notable as the location of the hillside landmark, Castell Coch. The population as of the 2011 c…
St Michael and All Angels Church, Tongwynlais · 0.3 kmSt Michael and All Angels Church is an Anglican church in the village of Tongwynlais, South Wales, serving the parish of the same name. It is a Grade II listed building.
St David's Church, Nottage · 0.4 kmSt David's Church, Nottage is an Anglican church in Nottage, South Wales.
Ainon Baptist Church (Tongwynlais) · 0.4 kmAinon Baptist Church, Tongwynlais is an independent Baptist church which has operated in the village of Tongwynlais in Cardiff, Wales, for over 180 years.
Cardiff–South Wales Valleys metropolitan area · 0.4 kmThe ESPON Cardiff–South Wales Valleys metropolitan area was a metropolitan area used by the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) of the European Union. The area included parts of south-east Wales, spe…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tongwynlais?
- Tongwynlais is a town in South Glamorgan, Wales, in the Cardiff local authority.
- How deprived is Tongwynlais?
- The Cardiff local authority, which includes Tongwynlais, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.