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Brynamman

Brynamman is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 5,693. There were around 31 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brynamman 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
Neath
Police force
South Wales

Weather

16°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 21° / 16° · 90% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:45Sunset 19:37

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Little Warren, United Kingdom

Crime

28 reported · July 2026 7% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences11
  • Public order7
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use
  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use

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

58 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (41 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ammanford (9.0 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: 168.9p · Asda (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Hall Street Car Park (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • 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

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £28,525 avg

e.g. Support Worker - Adult Learning Disabilities

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

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Brynamman East railway station · 1.0 km

    Brynamman East railway station served the village of Brynamman, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1868 to 1964 on the Swansea Vale Railway.

  • Brynamman West railway station · 1.0 km

    Brynamman West railway station served the village of Brynamman, in the historic county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1964 on the Llanelly Railway.

  • Lower Brynamman · 1.0 km

    Lower Brynamman is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough in Brynamman, Wales.

  • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 1.7 km

    Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. In South West Wales, it was historically a part of Glamorgan and is in the most Welsh-speaking part of Neath Port Talbot. The com…

  • Brynamman · 1.7 km

    Brynamman is a village on the south side of the Black Mountain, part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The village is split into Upper Brynamman and Lower Brynamman by the River Amman, which is also the boundary be…

  • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (electoral ward) · 1.9 km

    Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The ward of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen along with the Lower Brynamman electoral ward makes up the parish of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Brynamman?
Brynamman is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
What is the population of Brynamman?
Brynamman has an approximate settlement population of 5,693.
How deprived is Brynamman?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Brynamman, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.