Local servicesHospitalCounty Hospital5.9 miGP surgeryCwm Calon3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyT.h.prichard & Son, Limited4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Bridge Centre Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 all-throughAll-throughAbertillery Learning Community1,608 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYstruth Primary330 pupils1.8 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL26 miRailway stationEbbw Vale Parkway2.9 miBus stationBrynmawr Bus Station Stand 34.1 miFerryNewport (S Wales) Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NP3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:53 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:16 am – 4:04 pm
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People8,611 residentsin the Abertillery North & Cwmtillery census areaMedian age 42.33,910 households60% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright18% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,697 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, manufacturing 17%, retail and wholesale 16%Getting to work: 14% work from home, 73% go by car, 3% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher30% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month February: highs 6°C, lows 1°C1,532 mm of rain a year, 49 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December53 days of air frost, 5 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Jamesmountain · 1.2 miMynydd Coetymountain · 1.6 miCwmtillery Reservoirreservoir · under a mileCwm Tylerivalley · under a mileWaun Wenhill · under a mileGwastadhill · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPilgrims Parkpark · 1.7 miDuffryn Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 4 haIron Bridge Picnic Areapark · 2.6 miPen-y-fan Pond Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197019 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 2 Apr 199048 mi away, Bishop'S Castle, ShropsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202644 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.8 · PM2.5 5.2 · PM10 8.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband49% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,273 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation303 m994 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 207 to 534 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
