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A town of 4,412 in Gwent, Wales.
Aberbargoed grades D overall against UK towns: better than 9% of UK towns, and #24 of 38 in Gwent. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £163,000, 3.8 years of area income; rent £747 a month. Its weakest is health (D−): 11% in bad or very bad health, 26% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade).
This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
The 3 things Aberbargoed does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Aberbargoed is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Cadw lists 2 buildings inside Aberbargoed’s built-up area.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aberbargoed.
At 37.8, the median resident of Aberbargoed sits in the middle of the age range. 20% are under 15, higher than both Gwent’s towns (18%) and Wales’s towns (17%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Aberbargoed | Gwent | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 23% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 28% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Gwent and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
All of them are below. Between them, two primaries teach 333 pupils in Aberbargoed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 215 | – |
| Ysgol Bro SannanLargest Welsh-medium schoolPrimary | Primary | 118 | – |
Aberbargoed has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.5 miles away. At the census, 72% of people in Aberbargoed called their health good or very good, lower than both Gwent’s towns (77%) and Wales’s towns (78%). The nearest A&E to Aberbargoed is Prince Charles Hospital, 8.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Aberbargoed | Gwent | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 77% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 22% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
Violent crime ran at 52.9 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Gwent’s towns (36.5) and Wales’s towns (33.8). The 12 months to August 2026 brought 447 recorded crimes inside Aberbargoed’s built-up area, and 77 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Aberbargoed has more crime per resident than 96% of them. 48% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
13% of households rent privately. Owners make up 56% of households, below both Gwent’s towns (65%) and Wales’s towns (65%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 118 homes sold inside Aberbargoed’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £163,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £302,500 | 26 |
| Semi-detached | £191,500 | 43 |
| Terraced | £125,000 | 49 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 0.4 jobs in Aberbargoed for each resident in work. 7% of commuters who live in Aberbargoed also work there. Household income came to £39K a year before tax, lower than both Gwent’s towns (£44K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). Also worth knowing: the census found just over one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (2 listed buildings) are all Grade II. Scaled to its population, Aberbargoed has 5 listed buildings per 10,000 people, below both Gwent’s towns (11) and Wales’s towns (18).
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Aberbargoed. Best known first.
CastleLlancaiach-fawr4.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumWinding House2 km outside town, to the northZooZooColliers Adventure Farm4.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberbargoed | 4,412 | — | D | A− | D | D− |
| Bargod | 8,034 | 0.7 | C− | A | D | D− |
| Markham | 1,443 | 1.1 | — | A | D | D |
| Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant | 1,411 | 1.8 | — | A− | C− | D |
| Blackwood | 12,621 | 1.8 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Fleur-de-lis and Pengam | 3,102 | 1.9 | C− | A− | C | D |
| Pen-pedair-heol | 3,787 | 2 | C+ | B+ | B+ | D |
| New Tredegar | 3,280 | 2.1 | D | A | D− | D− |
Markham and Tir-y-berth and Glan-y-nant have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
At the 2021 Census, 12% of Aberbargoed’s 4,412 residents were 15 to 24 and 16% were 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across Wales’s towns.
2 on Cadw’s list.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £163,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £125,000, semi-detached houses £191,500 and detached houses £302,500.
Town in Gwent, Wales
Aberbargoed is a built-up area of 4,412 people, in the Caerphilly council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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