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Local servicesHospitalPontypridd & District Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryNelson Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKnights Nelson Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools8 primaryPrimaryNelson Primary School240 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrelewis Primary School244 pupils1.1 miAll-throughYsgol Bro Taf902 pupils2.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL18 miRailway stationQuakers Yard1.7 miBus stationNelson Bus Station Stand 2under a mileFerryCardiff Castle Waterbus Stop13 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF46 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF46 postcode district.

County or areaCaerphilly
Postcode districtCF46
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:54 am – 9:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:17 am – 4:05 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,958 residentsin the Ystrad Mynach & Nelson census areaMedian age 43.44,317 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,529 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 13%, public administration and defence 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,725 mm of rain a year, 55 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December40 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBwlch Carn-y-Gellimountain · 2.0 miPen y Foelmountain · 2.7 miCwm Mafonvalley · under a mileCwm Cothivalley · 2.0 miCoed Gelliau'r-gwelltwoodland · under a mileCefn Merthyrhill · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Penalltapark · under a mile · 123 haTreharris Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 7 haShingrig Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileWhitehall Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 12 haParc Coetir Bargodpark · 3.0 mi · 96 haGreenhill Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197018 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201825 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 7.0 · PM2.5 5.4 · PM10 8.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 228 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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