I went to WALES’ ‘WORST ESTATE’ as seen on TV (It’s Even Worse Now!)
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In this video, I traveled to Merthyr Tydfil in Wales to explore the issues of crime and poverty, and to see if it truly lives up to its reputation as Britain's ugliest town.
My journey took me to the notorious Gurnos estate, which gained national attention 10 years ago when it was featured on Channel 4's TV show "Skint."
I hope you enjoyed the video, if you have any suggestions for other cities I should explore in a similar fashion please leave a comment below, thanks!
#merthyr #skint #wales
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro to the Worst Estate in Wales
00:54 - History
01:43 - Gurnos Estate
03:48 - Britain's Ugliest Town?
06:03 - Crime and Poverty
07:56 - Town Centre
10:21 - House Prices
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Bridgend is near Mertyr and very grim too.
there is definitely historical buildings there with interest in case you couldn't find them
Will look forward to this one with a beer tonight! Used to cover here for work…. Smithy
Nice one, Smithy!
You can tell how rough a place is when they don’t even send asylum seekers there
Exactly the sort of place they should be sent instead of the four-star hotels costing us all £6 million every day of the week!!
New park village in Wolverhampton is full of anti social behaviour and someone ranked it the 8th most dangerous council estate in England . It’s full of alleyways and cut offs and it’s very dangerous at night
Interesting, I covered Wolverhampton's highest crime areas (on paper) in a video, and New Park Village wasn't on there. Looking at the area now on Google Street View, however, it certainly looks like it has some problems! Thanks for the tip, I might check it out next time I'm over Wolves way.
@@ukexplored you will feel heavy danger and paranoia over there over the slightest thing but you should be ok in daytime . I saw ur video on wolves I live there it was a good video
Thanks mate, I'm starting to get threatened and approached a little more often these days as I walk around, but at the end of the day I'm not doing anything wrong and I try not to film people so I always think I'll come out alive 😉🙏
@@ukexplored of course lol just some places you didn’t cover in wolvo are filled to the rim of gangs for real so it’s good that u went where u went cause there still dodgy areas what give good content
@@ukexploredit’s probably classed as Wallsall as it’s a wv postcode but bilston, Moseley village and Bradley are very very rough also just not any crimes that get reported, I think there’s worse areas in some city’s it’s just the stats aren’t reported so it doesn’t seem it. Love the videos anyway, so so many dumps in the West Midlands, should just go around the whole 300 miles😂😂
I spent a week here in 2022. I found it ok personally but you could see the vacant units on the high street which is always a bad sign BUT the people were very friendly. Everyone seems friendly outside of London though.
That`s because most people in London now aren`t even real Londoners,they`re just the dregs of the rest of the country and the rest of the world who wash up here.
Always interesting to see areas like this outside of big cities as they don’t ever get talked about
Yeah, and when people do talk about these areas, like the news clippings I put on screen, they never actually go and visit the areas. For me, this is a fun day out haha so I don't mind.
Most estates in big cities have had refurbs/been knocked down, etc. This estate looks like it hasn't changed since it was built. Just left to deteriorate.
Enjoyed this 😊 I live in Cardiff so nice to see what the Valley areas are like. You have such a calming voice too 😝
Imagine how bad people’s mental health must be in this place 😢
Thank you for a great video. A glimpse of a dystopian world
Glad you enjoyed it!
""Average house price £118,000"" that wouldn`t even buy a lock-up garage where I live lol
No refugees, !!!!! must be really bad then 😂
LOL
Mate, I thoroughly enjoyed that video that as always! Merthyr has a bad reputation but I personally always found the people very friendly, or they were to me anyway when I covered the area for work. Keep up the good work mate!! ….Smithy
I didn't get a chance to talk to many locals, I always like to do that a little bit. Had a few complaints about the filming, like I said, but it's hard to take offense when someone has a strong Welsh accent. 🐲
Reminds me a bit of Hartcliffe in Bristol
The problem with a lot of the modern housing estates is the terrible layout, especially the council houses. There is no privacy as the back of the houses seem to be completely open on to car parks and places for young louts to hang out.
I visited the Brecon Beacons a few years ago and once or twice we travelled through merthyr tydfil and you could just tell how bad this place really was
I am looking forward to seeing the town up and coming as the money comes in
It doesn't look that bad. The house prices are quite reasonable as well. 🐑
Please visit Cumbernauld in Scotland. I promise you it'll be the worst of anywhere you've already been. It's literally horrible.
Worked in Merthyr for a week about 10 or 11 years ago. Stopped in the Travelodge. After a quick trip to Tesco via the skate park, it took me less than an hour to get a number for weed, a number for sniff, and score off both lmao 😅 (I was in my 20s don't judge me I don't do that anymore 😛)
Doesn't seem much different to Swindon
Similar, isn't it - Swindon has a more 'street' vibe, in my opinion, with some areas having more grafitti, and it's more diverse than Merthyr.
At least Swindon is close to things. This thing is on top of a mountain. Always felt bad but it's surprising how tough the people are and some have gone on to do great things in life. I wonder how much of those homes are just sitting there empty making the place look bad.
Saying its like Swindon is no recommendation at all lol
Norlane victoria Australia is horrible old housing near big industry
Provided the indigenous Welsh don't let their country fall foul to overcrowding (like southern England) In the future, these places will seem like Heaven, believe me.
What's not to like? A house in the valley's, away from the cesspit that is London.
Yeah, exactly my thoughts when I was showing those scenic shots and talking about the valleys and countryside. Just need a few acres around your house!
The economy is the problem. Unfortunately I don't see London or anywhere else getting this bad. Most of that place is full of people who were abandoned a long time ago by this country. We seem to care about every other part of the world now.
At least it's not diverse. 🐉
It's a different breed deep in the Welsh valleys. 🐉
Housings estates are prisons for poor people!
You get all kinds on housing estates and its what you make of it that matters!
Shame you didnt go to rowner estate in Gosport before they knocked the main congrete jungle down!
How is Telford rated the third ugliest town in the UK? Whoever made that list has obviously never visited here.
I`ve been,its a tip!
Lovele place to live
sorry there aren't any historic buildings?
I didn't know the UK was in such a dilapidated state. It's starting to look like a third world country. Those videos of yours shock me. Although this place isn't too bad.
It's certainly getting worse in many areas, that much is a fact, sadly.
@@ukexplored I think it is very good of you to show the abuses in your country to the outside world. Is this also due to Brexit?
Drive not very far from here and it quickly becomes one of the most beautiful areas in the UK.
I'm from Merthyr. This is not Brexit. It looked that way back in the 90s. It's way deeper than Brexit.
@@HansBaz Nothing to do with Brexit,I was there in the 1980s and it was already a slum.....Are you just a bittter & twisted Remoaner?
Pull the plug on big industries which were at the heart of these areas, and this is what you're left with. This is a problem wherever you look, not just Britain.
you only see the news or these videos. People in Merthyr are friendly and welcome. Everyone in uk is having issues regardless and here is always a minority off people that bring a bad reparation. try speaking with people and research before slagging off
It's like any place a few people spoil it for everyone else!
Lost your phone number mate be good to catch up , get in touch!
dont hear from you that often these days
I know, I’ve been slower to release stuff lately, but I have a good one in production right now and hope to get out more! Good to hear from you.
Merthyr turdville
Why is every place always "the worst"?
Quite subjective, isn't it, and often it's the 'worst' compared to 'X' or due to 'Y'. Unlike some people who just use it as clickbait, I always quote the media headlines and stats as to why, but yeah, I know what you're getting at. Gurnos is the worst though aha
As a Cardiff lad, I feel safer going to Merthyr because there are less immigrants.