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Croeserw

Croeserw is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,595. It has one school, one restaurant or café, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Maesteg, 4.2 km away. There were around 41 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 Croeserw 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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 27% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:44

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

59 reported · August 2026▲ 16% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences25
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Public order9
  • Criminal damage & arson3

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

64 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 55 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Maesteg (4.0 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Maesteg (3.9 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: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (11.3 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Maesteg (4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Playgrounds3

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

  • Schools4
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

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

  • Croeserw · 0.6 km

    School = Croeserw primary school Croeserw is a village of approximately 1,380 inhabitants in Gwynfi and Croeserw, Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

  • Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot · 1.0 km

    Cymmer is a small village in the community of Cymer and Glyncorrwg, in Neath Port Talbot in Wales, set on a hillside in the Afan Valley near the confluence of the River Afan and the River Corrwg. In 2001, Cymmer had a…

  • Cymmer Afan railway station · 1.1 km

    Cymmer Afan railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1885 to 1970 on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway.

  • Cymmer Corrwg railway station · 1.2 km

    Cymmer Corrwg railway station served the village of Cymmer, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1918 to 1964 on the South Wales Mineral Railway.

  • A4107 road · 1.3 km

    The A4107 road is an A road in Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. It begins in Port Talbot and heads up the Afan Valley in a north easterly direction. It then continues over the moors eastwards until it connects…

  • Caerau railway station · 1.5 km

    Caerau railway station served the village of Caerau, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1901 to 1970 on the Llynvi and Ogmore Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Croeserw?
Croeserw is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
What is the population of Croeserw?
Croeserw has an approximate settlement population of 1,595.
How deprived is Croeserw?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Croeserw, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.