Open SeneddCymraeg

Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni

One of Wales's 16 Senedd constituencies. It is made up of 124 neighbourhoods of about 1,600 people each, and six Members represent it in the Senedd.

Who represents it

Town and country

Of its 124 neighbourhoods, 101 are in towns and cities, 19 are small towns or on the edge of towns, and 4 are villages or open countryside.

Across Wales, 16% of neighbourhoods are villages or countryside.

Aberbargoed 1: Town or cityAberbargoed 2: Town or cityAber Valley 1: Small town or edge of townAber Valley 2: Small town or edge of townAber Valley 3: Small town or edge of townAber Valley 4: Small town or edge of townBargoed 1: Town or cityBargoed 2: Town or cityBargoed 3: Town or cityBargoed 4: Town or cityBedwas Trethomas and Machen 1: Town or cityBedwas Trethomas and Machen 2: Town or cityBedwas Trethomas and Machen 3: Small town or edge of townBedwas Trethomas and Machen 4: Small town or edge of townBedwas Trethomas and Machen 5: Town or cityBedwas Trethomas and Machen 6: Town or cityBedwas Trethomas and Machen 7: Town or cityDarren Valley 1: Village or countrysideDarren Valley 2: Village or countrysideGilfach: Town or cityHengoed (Caerphilly) 1: Town or cityHengoed (Caerphilly) 2: Town or cityHengoed (Caerphilly) 3: Town or cityLlanbradach 1: Town or cityLlanbradach 2: Town or cityLlanbradach 3: Town or cityMaesycwmmer: Town or cityMorgan Jones 1: Town or cityMorgan Jones 2: Town or cityMorgan Jones 3: Town or cityMorgan Jones 4: Town or cityMoriah 1: Small town or edge of townMoriah 2: Small town or edge of townMoriah 3: Small town or edge of townNelson 1: Town or cityNelson 2: Town or cityNelson 3: Town or cityNew Tredegar 1: Small town or edge of townNew Tredegar 2: Small town or edge of townNew Tredegar 3: Small town or edge of townPengam 1: Town or cityPengam 2: Town or cityPengam 3: Town or cityPenyrheol 1: Town or cityPenyrheol 2: Town or cityPenyrheol 3: Town or cityPenyrheol 4: Town or cityPenyrheol 5: Town or cityPenyrheol 6: Town or cityPenyrheol 7: Town or cityPenyrheol 8: Town or cityPontllanfraith 1: Town or cityPontllanfraith 2: Town or cityPontllanfraith 3: Town or cityPontllanfraith 4: Town or cityPontllanfraith 5: Town or cityPontlottyn: Small town or edge of townSt Cattwg 1: Town or citySt Cattwg 2: Town or citySt Cattwg 3: Town or citySt Cattwg 4: Town or citySt Cattwg 5: Town or citySt James 1: Village or countrysideSt James 2: Town or citySt James 3: Town or citySt James 4: Town or citySt Martins 1: Town or citySt Martins 2: Town or citySt Martins 3: Town or citySt Martins 4: Town or citySt Martins 5: Town or cityTwyn Carno 1: Small town or edge of townTwyn Carno 2: Small town or edge of townYnysddu 1: Town or cityYnysddu 2: Village or countrysideYstrad Mynach 1: Town or cityYstrad Mynach 2: Town or cityYstrad Mynach 3: Town or cityAbertillery 1: Town or cityAbertillery 2: Town or cityAbertillery 3: Town or cityBadminton 1: Town or cityBadminton 2: Town or cityBeaufort 1: Town or cityBeaufort 2: Town or cityBeaufort 3: Town or cityBlaina 1: Town or cityBlaina 2: Town or cityBlaina 3: Town or cityBrynmawr 1: Town or cityBrynmawr 2: Town or cityBrynmawr 3: Town or cityBrynmawr 4: Town or cityCwm 1: Small town or edge of townCwm 2: Small town or edge of townCwm 3: Town or cityCwmtillery 1: Town or cityCwmtillery 2: Town or cityCwmtillery 3: Town or cityEbbw Vale North 1: Town or cityEbbw Vale North 2: Town or cityEbbw Vale North 3: Town or cityEbbw Vale South 1: Town or cityEbbw Vale South 2: Town or cityEbbw Vale South 3: Town or cityGeorgetown 1: Town or cityGeorgetown 2: Town or cityLlanhilleth 1: Town or cityLlanhilleth 2: Small town or edge of townLlanhilleth 3: Small town or edge of townNantyglo 1: Town or cityNantyglo 2: Town or cityNantyglo 3: Town or cityRassau 1: Town or cityRassau 2: Town or citySirhowy 1: Town or citySirhowy 2: Town or citySirhowy 3: Town or citySirhowy 4: Town or cityTredegar Central and West 1: Town or cityTredegar Central and West 2: Town or cityTredegar Central and West 3: Town or cityTredegar Central and West 4: Town or cityAbertillery 4: Town or city
Town and country
  • Town or city
  • Small town or edge of town
  • Village or countryside

Welsh speakers

In the 2021 census, about 9% of people here aged three or over said they could speak Welsh. Across Wales it was about 18%.

In none of its neighbourhoods do 40% or more speak Welsh.

The highest share is in Aber Valley 1, at 18.1%.

Aberbargoed 1: 12.5% speak WelshAberbargoed 2: 11.8% speak WelshAber Valley 1: 18.1% speak WelshAber Valley 2: 14.7% speak WelshAber Valley 3: 13.3% speak WelshAber Valley 4: 13.6% speak WelshBargoed 1: 12.0% speak WelshBargoed 2: 8.1% speak WelshBargoed 3: 9.0% speak WelshBargoed 4: 9.8% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 1: 12.7% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 2: 8.8% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 3: 9.2% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 4: 13.0% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 5: 9.3% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 6: 7.9% speak WelshBedwas Trethomas and Machen 7: 10.4% speak WelshDarren Valley 1: 8.8% speak WelshDarren Valley 2: 7.5% speak WelshGilfach: 10.5% speak WelshHengoed (Caerphilly) 1: 12.9% speak WelshHengoed (Caerphilly) 2: 8.5% speak WelshHengoed (Caerphilly) 3: 11.3% speak WelshLlanbradach 1: 10.1% speak WelshLlanbradach 2: 9.6% speak WelshLlanbradach 3: 11.1% speak WelshMaesycwmmer: 10.4% speak WelshMorgan Jones 1: 13.3% speak WelshMorgan Jones 2: 13.5% speak WelshMorgan Jones 3: 15.9% speak WelshMorgan Jones 4: 17.1% speak WelshMoriah 1: 7.2% speak WelshMoriah 2: 13.2% speak WelshMoriah 3: 8.4% speak WelshNelson 1: 10.5% speak WelshNelson 2: 9.3% speak WelshNelson 3: 13.9% speak WelshNew Tredegar 1: 7.7% speak WelshNew Tredegar 2: 5.6% speak WelshNew Tredegar 3: 6.3% speak WelshPengam 1: 12.4% speak WelshPengam 2: 11.5% speak WelshPengam 3: 12.8% speak WelshPenyrheol 1: 13.4% speak WelshPenyrheol 2: 11.3% speak WelshPenyrheol 3: 9.8% speak WelshPenyrheol 4: 10.2% speak WelshPenyrheol 5: 14.7% speak WelshPenyrheol 6: 14.6% speak WelshPenyrheol 7: 9.3% speak WelshPenyrheol 8: 12.0% speak WelshPontllanfraith 1: 7.2% speak WelshPontllanfraith 2: 8.1% speak WelshPontllanfraith 3: 9.7% speak WelshPontllanfraith 4: 8.4% speak WelshPontllanfraith 5: 9.8% speak WelshPontlottyn: 8.4% speak WelshSt Cattwg 1: 11.0% speak WelshSt Cattwg 2: 11.2% speak WelshSt Cattwg 3: 9.8% speak WelshSt Cattwg 4: 13.4% speak WelshSt Cattwg 5: 12.0% speak WelshSt James 1: 11.9% speak WelshSt James 2: 12.8% speak WelshSt James 3: 8.1% speak WelshSt James 4: 10.1% speak WelshSt Martins 1: 10.3% speak WelshSt Martins 2: 12.2% speak WelshSt Martins 3: 14.4% speak WelshSt Martins 4: 14.7% speak WelshSt Martins 5: 14.7% speak WelshTwyn Carno 1: 6.5% speak WelshTwyn Carno 2: 12.9% speak WelshYnysddu 1: 8.9% speak WelshYnysddu 2: 8.6% speak WelshYstrad Mynach 1: 16.1% speak WelshYstrad Mynach 2: 14.7% speak WelshYstrad Mynach 3: 16.7% speak WelshAbertillery 1: 6.1% speak WelshAbertillery 2: 4.7% speak WelshAbertillery 3: 6.1% speak WelshBadminton 1: 5.5% speak WelshBadminton 2: 6.3% speak WelshBeaufort 1: 6.7% speak WelshBeaufort 2: 4.3% speak WelshBeaufort 3: 7.6% speak WelshBlaina 1: 5.5% speak WelshBlaina 2: 7.2% speak WelshBlaina 3: 9.0% speak WelshBrynmawr 1: 7.9% speak WelshBrynmawr 2: 6.5% speak WelshBrynmawr 3: 5.8% speak WelshBrynmawr 4: 6.5% speak WelshCwm 1: 4.9% speak WelshCwm 2: 6.4% speak WelshCwm 3: 6.9% speak WelshCwmtillery 1: 6.7% speak WelshCwmtillery 2: 5.2% speak WelshCwmtillery 3: 6.4% speak WelshEbbw Vale North 1: 5.3% speak WelshEbbw Vale North 2: 3.8% speak WelshEbbw Vale North 3: 5.7% speak WelshEbbw Vale South 1: 4.7% speak WelshEbbw Vale South 2: 7.4% speak WelshEbbw Vale South 3: 6.1% speak WelshGeorgetown 1: 7.2% speak WelshGeorgetown 2: 6.2% speak WelshLlanhilleth 1: 6.1% speak WelshLlanhilleth 2: 6.0% speak WelshLlanhilleth 3: 4.1% speak WelshNantyglo 1: 7.4% speak WelshNantyglo 2: 7.2% speak WelshNantyglo 3: 6.8% speak WelshRassau 1: 5.1% speak WelshRassau 2: 4.0% speak WelshSirhowy 1: 8.6% speak WelshSirhowy 2: 4.4% speak WelshSirhowy 3: 6.8% speak WelshSirhowy 4: 8.3% speak WelshTredegar Central and West 1: 7.5% speak WelshTredegar Central and West 2: 5.4% speak WelshTredegar Central and West 3: 7.1% speak WelshTredegar Central and West 4: 6.0% speak WelshAbertillery 4: 6.8% speak Welsh
Share who can speak Welsh
  • Under 10%
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 40%
  • 40 to 60%
  • 60% or more

Deprivation

The Welsh Government ranks every neighbourhood in Wales, from the most deprived (1) to the least deprived (1,917). It looks at income, jobs, health, education, housing, access to services, safety and the local environment. It describes places, not people: not everyone in a deprived area is poor, and many people on low incomes live elsewhere.

19 of the neighbourhoods here are among the 10% most deprived in Wales, and 4 are among the 10% least deprived. If deprivation were spread evenly, you would expect about 12 of each.

The most deprived is St James 3, ranked 2 of 1,917. The least deprived is St Martins 5, ranked 1,871.

Better or worse than the middle of Wales

The rank of the middle neighbourhood here on each measure. Dots to the left of the line are more deprived than the middle of Wales; dots to the right are less deprived.

← More deprivedLess deprived →
  • Income
  • Jobs
  • Health
  • Education
  • Access to services
  • Housing
  • Community safety
  • Local environment

Compared with the rest of Wales, it does worst on community safety and best on housing.

Aberbargoed 1: deprivation rank 369 of 1,917Aberbargoed 2: deprivation rank 221 of 1,917Aber Valley 1: deprivation rank 675 of 1,917Aber Valley 2: deprivation rank 517 of 1,917Aber Valley 3: deprivation rank 274 of 1,917Aber Valley 4: deprivation rank 292 of 1,917Bargoed 1: deprivation rank 580 of 1,917Bargoed 2: deprivation rank 724 of 1,917Bargoed 3: deprivation rank 475 of 1,917Bargoed 4: deprivation rank 27 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 1: deprivation rank 1,516 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 2: deprivation rank 262 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 3: deprivation rank 1,655 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 4: deprivation rank 1,734 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 5: deprivation rank 1,043 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 6: deprivation rank 31 of 1,917Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 7: deprivation rank 737 of 1,917Darren Valley 1: deprivation rank 757 of 1,917Darren Valley 2: deprivation rank 168 of 1,917Gilfach: deprivation rank 828 of 1,917Hengoed (Caerphilly) 1: deprivation rank 973 of 1,917Hengoed (Caerphilly) 2: deprivation rank 158 of 1,917Hengoed (Caerphilly) 3: deprivation rank 777 of 1,917Llanbradach 1: deprivation rank 959 of 1,917Llanbradach 2: deprivation rank 928 of 1,917Llanbradach 3: deprivation rank 395 of 1,917Maesycwmmer: deprivation rank 1,185 of 1,917Morgan Jones 1: deprivation rank 1,045 of 1,917Morgan Jones 2: deprivation rank 468 of 1,917Morgan Jones 3: deprivation rank 1,244 of 1,917Morgan Jones 4: deprivation rank 1,008 of 1,917Moriah 1: deprivation rank 316 of 1,917Moriah 2: deprivation rank 278 of 1,917Moriah 3: deprivation rank 76 of 1,917Nelson 1: deprivation rank 1,327 of 1,917Nelson 2: deprivation rank 659 of 1,917Nelson 3: deprivation rank 1,229 of 1,917New Tredegar 1: deprivation rank 472 of 1,917New Tredegar 2: deprivation rank 252 of 1,917New Tredegar 3: deprivation rank 56 of 1,917Pengam 1: deprivation rank 519 of 1,917Pengam 2: deprivation rank 494 of 1,917Pengam 3: deprivation rank 1,025 of 1,917Penyrheol 1: deprivation rank 460 of 1,917Penyrheol 2: deprivation rank 1,829 of 1,917Penyrheol 3: deprivation rank 508 of 1,917Penyrheol 4: deprivation rank 197 of 1,917Penyrheol 5: deprivation rank 1,356 of 1,917Penyrheol 6: deprivation rank 1,643 of 1,917Penyrheol 7: deprivation rank 1,391 of 1,917Penyrheol 8: deprivation rank 99 of 1,917Pontllanfraith 1: deprivation rank 643 of 1,917Pontllanfraith 2: deprivation rank 378 of 1,917Pontllanfraith 3: deprivation rank 1,110 of 1,917Pontllanfraith 4: deprivation rank 1,795 of 1,917Pontllanfraith 5: deprivation rank 688 of 1,917Pontlottyn: deprivation rank 370 of 1,917St Cattwg 1: deprivation rank 205 of 1,917St Cattwg 2: deprivation rank 944 of 1,917St Cattwg 3: deprivation rank 1,006 of 1,917St Cattwg 4: deprivation rank 1,618 of 1,917St Cattwg 5: deprivation rank 454 of 1,917St James 1: deprivation rank 1,165 of 1,917St James 2: deprivation rank 1,535 of 1,917St James 3: deprivation rank 2 of 1,917St James 4: deprivation rank 183 of 1,917St Martins 1: deprivation rank 1,650 of 1,917St Martins 2: deprivation rank 758 of 1,917St Martins 3: deprivation rank 1,429 of 1,917St Martins 4: deprivation rank 1,719 of 1,917St Martins 5: deprivation rank 1,871 of 1,917Twyn Carno 1: deprivation rank 12 of 1,917Twyn Carno 2: deprivation rank 458 of 1,917Ynysddu 1: deprivation rank 768 of 1,917Ynysddu 2: deprivation rank 981 of 1,917Ystrad Mynach 1: deprivation rank 1,063 of 1,917Ystrad Mynach 2: deprivation rank 801 of 1,917Ystrad Mynach 3: deprivation rank 1,622 of 1,917Abertillery 1: deprivation rank 386 of 1,917Abertillery 2: deprivation rank 400 of 1,917Abertillery 3: deprivation rank 1,191 of 1,917Badminton 1: deprivation rank 745 of 1,917Badminton 2: deprivation rank 1,406 of 1,917Beaufort 1: deprivation rank 657 of 1,917Beaufort 2: deprivation rank 105 of 1,917Beaufort 3: deprivation rank 1,455 of 1,917Blaina 1: deprivation rank 240 of 1,917Blaina 2: deprivation rank 547 of 1,917Blaina 3: deprivation rank 677 of 1,917Brynmawr 1: deprivation rank 1,016 of 1,917Brynmawr 2: deprivation rank 248 of 1,917Brynmawr 3: deprivation rank 747 of 1,917Brynmawr 4: deprivation rank 726 of 1,917Cwm 1: deprivation rank 774 of 1,917Cwm 2: deprivation rank 341 of 1,917Cwm 3: deprivation rank 1,254 of 1,917Cwmtillery 1: deprivation rank 100 of 1,917Cwmtillery 2: deprivation rank 402 of 1,917Cwmtillery 3: deprivation rank 507 of 1,917Ebbw Vale North 1: deprivation rank 461 of 1,917Ebbw Vale North 2: deprivation rank 52 of 1,917Ebbw Vale North 3: deprivation rank 1,351 of 1,917Ebbw Vale South 1: deprivation rank 110 of 1,917Ebbw Vale South 2: deprivation rank 717 of 1,917Ebbw Vale South 3: deprivation rank 425 of 1,917Georgetown 1: deprivation rank 1,106 of 1,917Georgetown 2: deprivation rank 1,101 of 1,917Llanhilleth 1: deprivation rank 200 of 1,917Llanhilleth 2: deprivation rank 222 of 1,917Llanhilleth 3: deprivation rank 251 of 1,917Nantyglo 1: deprivation rank 313 of 1,917Nantyglo 2: deprivation rank 484 of 1,917Nantyglo 3: deprivation rank 128 of 1,917Rassau 1: deprivation rank 1,320 of 1,917Rassau 2: deprivation rank 148 of 1,917Sirhowy 1: deprivation rank 1,357 of 1,917Sirhowy 2: deprivation rank 25 of 1,917Sirhowy 3: deprivation rank 383 of 1,917Sirhowy 4: deprivation rank 1,096 of 1,917Tredegar Central and West 1: deprivation rank 945 of 1,917Tredegar Central and West 2: deprivation rank 44 of 1,917Tredegar Central and West 3: deprivation rank 188 of 1,917Tredegar Central and West 4: deprivation rank 196 of 1,917Abertillery 4: deprivation rank 548 of 1,917
Deprivation rank
  • 10% most deprived
  • 10 to 20%
  • 20 to 30%
  • 30 to 50%
  • Less deprived half

Second homes

In March 2023, in the typical area here, about 2 in every 1,000 homes on the council tax list were second homes. Across Wales the typical figure was 6.

None of its areas had 50 or more in every 1,000.

These figures are for wider areas of about 7,000 people, so neighbouring neighbourhoods share a colour.

Aberbargoed 1: 3Aberbargoed 2: 3Aber Valley 1: 2Aber Valley 2: 2Aber Valley 3: 2Aber Valley 4: 2Bargoed 1: Fewer than 10Bargoed 2: Fewer than 10Bargoed 3: Fewer than 10Bargoed 4: Fewer than 10Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 1: 2Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 2: 2Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 3: 4Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 4: 4Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 5: 2Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 6: 4Bedwas Trethomas and Machen 7: 2Darren Valley 1: 5Darren Valley 2: 5Gilfach: 3Hengoed (Caerphilly) 1: 4Hengoed (Caerphilly) 2: 4Hengoed (Caerphilly) 3: 4Llanbradach 1: 3Llanbradach 2: 3Llanbradach 3: 3Maesycwmmer: 4Morgan Jones 1: 4Morgan Jones 2: 2Morgan Jones 3: 2Morgan Jones 4: 2Moriah 1: 2Moriah 2: 2Moriah 3: 2Nelson 1: 5Nelson 2: 5Nelson 3: 5New Tredegar 1: 5New Tredegar 2: 5New Tredegar 3: 5Pengam 1: 2Pengam 2: 2Pengam 3: 2Penyrheol 1: 3Penyrheol 2: 4Penyrheol 3: 4Penyrheol 4: 4Penyrheol 5: 3Penyrheol 6: 4Penyrheol 7: 4Penyrheol 8: 3Pontllanfraith 1: 2Pontllanfraith 2: 2Pontllanfraith 3: 2Pontllanfraith 4: 2Pontllanfraith 5: 2Pontlottyn: 2St Cattwg 1: 2St Cattwg 2: 2St Cattwg 3: 2St Cattwg 4: 2St Cattwg 5: 2St James 1: 4St James 2: 2St James 3: 2St James 4: 2St Martins 1: 4St Martins 2: 4St Martins 3: 4St Martins 4: 4St Martins 5: 4Twyn Carno 1: 2Twyn Carno 2: 2Ynysddu 1: 4Ynysddu 2: 4Ystrad Mynach 1: 5Ystrad Mynach 2: 5Ystrad Mynach 3: 5Abertillery 1: Fewer than 10Abertillery 2: Fewer than 10Abertillery 3: Fewer than 10Badminton 1: Fewer than 10Badminton 2: Fewer than 10Beaufort 1: Fewer than 10Beaufort 2: Fewer than 10Beaufort 3: Fewer than 10Blaina 1: Fewer than 10Blaina 2: Fewer than 10Blaina 3: Fewer than 10Brynmawr 1: Fewer than 10Brynmawr 2: Fewer than 10Brynmawr 3: Fewer than 10Brynmawr 4: Fewer than 10Cwm 1: Fewer than 10Cwm 2: Fewer than 10Cwm 3: Fewer than 10Cwmtillery 1: Fewer than 10Cwmtillery 2: Fewer than 10Cwmtillery 3: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale North 1: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale North 2: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale North 3: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale South 1: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale South 2: Fewer than 10Ebbw Vale South 3: Fewer than 10Georgetown 1: Fewer than 10Georgetown 2: Fewer than 10Llanhilleth 1: Fewer than 10Llanhilleth 2: Fewer than 10Llanhilleth 3: Fewer than 10Nantyglo 1: Fewer than 10Nantyglo 2: Fewer than 10Nantyglo 3: Fewer than 10Rassau 1: Fewer than 10Rassau 2: Fewer than 10Sirhowy 1: Fewer than 10Sirhowy 2: Fewer than 10Sirhowy 3: Fewer than 10Sirhowy 4: Fewer than 10Tredegar Central and West 1: Fewer than 10Tredegar Central and West 2: Fewer than 10Tredegar Central and West 3: Fewer than 10Tredegar Central and West 4: Fewer than 10Abertillery 4: Fewer than 10
Second homes per 1,000 homes
  • Fewer than 10
  • 10 to 25
  • 25 to 50
  • 50 to 100
  • 100 or more

What its Members talk about

The subjects its six Members have raised most in debates, questions and committees this Senedd term.

  1. The NHS86 contributions
  2. Social care61 contributions
  3. Culture, sport and Wales in the world44 contributions
  4. Schools29 contributions
  5. Policing and justice29 contributions
  6. Climate and nature28 contributions

About these figures

Each neighbourhood (a Lower layer Super Output Area, the smallest area most official statistics are published for) is placed in the constituency that contains its centre. A constituency's figure for Welsh speakers is the average of its neighbourhoods, which have similar numbers of people.

The maps are read from DataMapWales, the Welsh Government's map service, and checked once a month for updates. Last read 26 October 2026.

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