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Baglan

Baglan is a town or village in West Glamorgan, Wales. There are around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 GP surgery, 5 bus stops, and Baglan railway station is 0.5 km away. There were around 37 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Baglan 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

18°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 18° / 18° · 88% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:34

12h 48m 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 Little Warren, United Kingdom

Crime

43 reported · July 2026 23% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences20
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Public order7
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Baglan · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Drug use & dealing
  • Youth nuisance, rowdy groups, abusive behaviour, noise complaints Baglan Park

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

Road safety

77 reported road collisions (2024)

16 killed or seriously injured · 95 casualties · 5.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

300 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 261 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
  • 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Baglan (0.5 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Baglan (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£162,967 average 1.3% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-06

Detached£255,614
Semi-detached£165,871
Terraced£137,459
Flat£82,614

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£689 average monthly rent 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £498
  • 2 bed £633
  • 3 bed £725

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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: 136.8p · AppleGreen (9.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (3.4 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

12 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Baglan Industrial Estate (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds4

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)

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:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

15 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£693 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% 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

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4%

378 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

7 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in SA12

  • Rehab Team Pcp
  • Neath Port Talbot Localit
  • Virtual Ward Clinic

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aberafan Maesteg:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St Catharine's Church, Baglan · 0.4 km

    St Catharine's Church is the mother church of the parish of Baglan in Port Talbot, South Wales.

  • 1906 Swansea earthquake · 0.4 km

    The 1906 Swansea earthquake hit near the town of Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales on 27 June. It was one of the most damaging to hit Britain during the twentieth century, with a small area reaching an intensity of VII on the…

  • Baglan Dragons F.C. · 0.4 km

    Baglan Dragons Football Club is a Welsh football team based in Baglan, Port Talbot, Wales. They play in the Cymru South.

  • Baglan, Neath Port Talbot · 0.5 km

    Baglan is a village in Wales, adjoining Port Talbot, named after Saint Baglan. It is also a community and ward in the Neath Port Talbot county borough. In 2001, the population was 6,654. rising to 6,819 in 2011.

  • Baglan railway station · 0.5 km

    Baglan railway station is a minor station in the village of Baglan in Neath Port Talbot county borough, south Wales. It is 204 miles 53 chains (329.4 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Stroud.…

  • Baglan (electoral ward) · 0.7 km

    The Baglan electoral ward includes the communities of Baglan and Baglan Bay, in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Baglan is in the Senedd constituency of Aberavon and the UK constituency of Aberafan Maesteg.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

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