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Abergwynfi

Abergwynfi is a town or village in West Glamorgan, Wales. The nearest railway station is Treherbert, 4.9 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Abergwynfi area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Neath Port Talbot area is more deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 142,286 residents at roughly 322 people per km².

Council
Neath Port Talbot
County
West Glamorgan
Constituency
Aberavon
Police force
South Wales

Weather

7°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 9° / 5° · 30% rain
  • Tomorrow: 8° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:43

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

12 reported · August 2026▲ 20% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Gwynfi and Croeserw · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Bikes/scooters being driven dangerously, noise nuisance, Surrons @Glyncorrwg Ponds and footpaths

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

58 reported road collisions (2025)

22 killed or seriously injured · 69 casualties · 4.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

29 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 28 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Treherbert (4.9 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Treherbert (4.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£165,787 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-08

Detached£259,293
Semi-detached£168,614
Terraced£140,457
Flat£82,192

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£690 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £634
  • 3 bed £727

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

4.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.4 times median annual pay (4.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.7p · Asda (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 193.7p · Asda (10.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

5 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Oxford Street, Garw Valley (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

142,286 residents in Neath Port Talbot · 322/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,793
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,873
  • Net moves−80

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in Wales

15% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 33% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (41% of 67,170)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Stephen Kinnock

Labour

Aberafan Maesteg

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£693 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£19,910 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 74,620 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 11% · Solar 1%

345 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SA13

  • The Health Centre
  • Mount Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aberafan Maesteg:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Abergwynfi railway station · 0.1 km

    Abergwynfi railway station served the villages of Abergwynfi and Blaengwynfi in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The station was the terminus of the line from Bridgend via Maesteg.

  • Blaengwynfi · 0.2 km

    Blaengwynfi is a village in the Afan Valley, in the Neath Port Talbot area of South Wales. It is in the community of Gwynfi and Croeserw,

  • Abergwynfi · 0.2 km

    Abergwynfi is a village in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, in the community of Gwynfi and Croeserw.

  • Gwynfi · 0.3 km

    Gwynfi is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

  • Blaengwynfi railway station · 0.6 km

    Blaengwynfi railway station served the village of Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 1890 to 1968 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

  • Rhondda Tunnel · 1.7 km

    The Rhondda Tunnel is an abandoned railway tunnel that runs between the Rhondda and the Afan Valleys in South Wales. It is 3,443 yards (3,148 m) long, making it the third longest railway tunnel in Wales, and the seven…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Abergwynfi?
Abergwynfi is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
How deprived is Abergwynfi?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Abergwynfi, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.