Cymmer
Cymmer is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,200. It has one school and one restaurant or café, with 43 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. The nearest railway station is Maesteg, located 4.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Cymmer 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
17°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 20° / 14° · 89% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 14° · Fog
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:36
12h 51m 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 · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom
Crime
54 reported · July 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences26
- Public order11
- Anti-social behaviour9
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Cymer and Glyncorrwg · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Bikes/scooters being driven dangerously, noise nuisance, Surrons
- Road Safety & Speeding - Brynheulog Road, Pen-Y-Mynydd, Duffryn Rhondda and Heol Y Glyn
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
53 food businesses within 2 miles
- 45 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Maesteg (4.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Maesteg (4.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£162,967 average▲ 1.3% YoY
Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-06
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 (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (10.8 km)
7 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 (4.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- 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)
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
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
5 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
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 Aberafan Maesteg:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases558 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership321 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office299 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test271 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety260 local signatures · 9,865 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot · 0.5 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 · 0.6 kmCymmer 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 · 0.7 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.
- Croeserw · 1.0 km
School = Croeserw primary school Croeserw is a village of approximately 1,380 inhabitants in Gwynfi and Croeserw, Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.
- Abercregan · 1.1 km
Abercregan is a village in the community of Cymer and Glyncorrwg, in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Glamorgan. It is situated around 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) north-east of Port Talbot and just west of Cy…
Caerau railway station · 1.3 kmCaerau 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)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cymmer?
- Cymmer is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
- How deprived is Cymmer?
- The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Cymmer, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.