Creunant
Creunant is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales. It has 12 bus stops and there were around 5 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 Creunant 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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 5° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 9° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:42
9h 28m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Margam, United Kingdom
Crime
9 reported · August 2026▲ 350% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft1
- Possession of weapons1
Neighbourhood team: Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety & Speeding
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
16 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Neath (8.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£165,787 average▲ 2% YoY
Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-08
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: 168.9p · ESSO (8.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · ESSO (8.2 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Asda Ystalyfera (4.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds2
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
Carolyn Harris
Labour
Neath and Swansea East
Recent votes:
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
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
18% low-carbon electricity
Gas 82% · Wind 13% · Solar 6%
322 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
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SA10
- Skewen Medical Centre
- Dulais Valley Prim Care Centre
- Tabernacle Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Neath and Swansea East:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases407 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety291 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth230 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Review discharge of mental health patients223 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK150 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Crynant · 0.1 kmCrynant is a village and community in the Dulais Valley in Wales. It lies 7¾ miles north-east from the town of Neath in Neath Port Talbot, situated between the mountains of Mynydd Marchywel to the west, Hirfynydd to t…
- Dulais Valley · 0.9 km
The Dulais Valley, one of the South Wales Valleys, is traversed by the River Dulais in southwest Wales north of the town of Neath, Wales.
- Cefn Coed Colliery Halt railway station · 1.6 km
Cefn Coed Colliery Halt railway station served the village of Crynant, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1930 to 1962 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.
- Crynant New Colliery Halt railway station · 1.8 km
Crynant New Colliery Halt railway station served the colliery in the village of Crynant, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1938 to 1954 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.
Neath (UK Parliament constituency) · 1.9 kmNeath was a constituency in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1918 to 2024.
Neath (Senedd constituency) · 1.9 kmNeath was a constituency of the Senedd. It elected one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it was one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, wh…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Creunant?
- Creunant is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
- How deprived is Creunant?
- The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Creunant, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.