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Clydach (Swansea)

Clydach (Swansea) is a town or village in West Glamorgan, Wales. It has 1 school, 2 supermarkets, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Llansamlet, 5.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 25 recorded street crimes, 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 Clydach (Swansea) 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

17°CLight rain shower

  • Today: 19° / 16° · 80% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 10° · 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

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

29 reported · July 2026 12% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Anti-social behaviour7
  • Public order4
  • Shoplifting4

Neighbourhood team: Trebanos · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Parking concerns
  • Parking concerns

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

149 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 125 rated 4–5 ★ (91 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Llansamlet (5.3 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Skewen (5.4 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 (6.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Morrisons (6.4 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Swansea Pontardawe (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches16
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

19 jobs advertised · £32,495 avg

e.g. Online Biology Tutoring Job in Clydach – Flexible Schedule, Become a Drawing Tutor in Clydach – Flexible & Remote, Online Drawing Tutoring Job in Clydach – Flexible Schedule

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 7% · Solar 3%

358 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

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

  • Trebanos · 0.4 km

    Trebanos is a village in the Swansea Valley, Wales. With Craig Trebanos and a part of Pontardawe, it forms the Trebanos electoral ward in the Neath Port Talbot county borough.

  • Trebanos (electoral ward) · 1.1 km

    Trebanos is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, part of the Pontardawe community.

  • Alltwen television relay station · 1.4 km

    The Alltwen television relay station is sited on a hill to the southwest of Pontardawe in the Swansea Valley, at least a kilometre away from the village of Alltwen from which it takes its name. It was originally built…

  • Cwm Clydach RSPB Reserve · 1.6 km

    Cwm Clydach is a nature reserve on the outskirts of Clydach, Swansea, Wales. It is run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB).

  • Gellionnen Chapel · 1.8 km

    Gellionnen Chapel is a Unitarian place of worship near Pontardawe, South Wales, United Kingdom. The chapel was first built in 1692 by Protestant dissenters, becoming Unitarian in the late 18th century. It is a member…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

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