Wales' 100 coldest neighbourhoods have been identified. Environmental justice organisation, Friends of the Earth, has found what it calls "energy crisis hotpots" with the draughtiest homes where the poorest people are living.
Researchers found homes in these areas had the lowest energy efficiency ratings, meaning they were hardest to heat, with residents experiencing higher energy usage and bills than average. Most people living in these neighbourhoods were also on low incomes, the analysis found, so they were some of the hardest hit by the cost-of-living crisis.
The top three coldest neighbourhoods were found to be within Old Colwyn and Llanddulas in Conwy, Rhyl North in Denbighshire, and Grangetown North in Cardiff. Neighbourhoods in Holyhead in the Isle of Anglesey, Caerau in Bridgend, Rhyl North in Denbighshire, Tonypandy West and Clydach Vale in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Ravenhill in Swansea and Ferndale & Maerdy in Rhondda Cynon Taf made up the rest of the top 10. You can get money-saving news by subscribing to our Money newsletter here.
