Dyffryn Cellwen
Dyffryn Cellwen is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café. There were around 13 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 Dyffryn Cellwen 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 17° / 10° · 83% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:43Sunset 19:38
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Margam, United Kingdom
Crime
11 reported · July 2026▲ 267% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences8
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety & Speeding
- Road Safety & Speeding
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
12 food businesses within 2 miles
- 11 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Treherbert (14.7 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: 165.9p · ESSO (4.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (4.4 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
5 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: McDonald's Glynneath (4.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- 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
Your MP
Carolyn Harris
Labour
Neath and Swansea East
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- 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)
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
85% low-carbon electricity
Wind 61% · Solar 18% · Gas 15% · Nuclear 5%
58 gCO₂/kWh · low 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 Neath and Swansea East:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases407 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office376 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test337 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s317 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Dyffryn Cellwen · 0.1 km
Dyffryn Cellwen is a village in the County Borough of Neath Port Talbot, South Wales. It is situated in the upper Dulais Valley near the junction of the A4109 and A4221 roads, northwest of the smaller settlement of Ba…
- Banwen · 0.6 km
Banwen is a small village in Neath Port Talbot county borough (NPT) in Wales. Banwen is part of the community of Onllwyn along with the village of Onllwyn itself and the adjacent parish of Dyffryn Cellwen. Banwen is i…
Global Centre of Rail Excellence · 0.9 kmThe Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is a train and railway infrastructure and technology testing facility currently under construction. It is located in Onllwyn, Wales in the Dulais Valley.
Onllwyn · 1.1 kmOnllwyn is a small village and community in Neath Port Talbot, Wales, near Seven Sisters. The community area also covers the small settlements of Dyffryn Cellwen and Banwen. To the north is Coelbren, Powys, while to t…
Colbren Junction railway station · 1.3 kmColbren Junction was a railway station on the Neath and Brecon Railway. The station, which was near Coelbren, was completed at the same time as the Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Joint Railway opened a seven-mile b…
Coelbren · 1.6 kmCoelbren is a small rural village within the community of Tawe Uchaf in southernmost Powys, Wales. It lies on the very northern edge of the South Wales Coalfield some six miles north-east of Ystradgynlais and just out…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dyffryn Cellwen?
- Dyffryn Cellwen is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
- How deprived is Dyffryn Cellwen?
- The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Dyffryn Cellwen, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.