Eglwys Nunydd

18°CLight rain shower

• Today: 18° / 18° · 88% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:34

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

5US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Margam and Tai-bach · South Wales

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

39 food businesses within 2 miles

• 35 rated 4–5 ★ (30 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Pyle (3.2 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£162,967 average▲ 1.3% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 135.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.9 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: National Trust Office & Holiday Cottage (6.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Golf courses2
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

142,286 residents in Neath Port Talbot · 322/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

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

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,870 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 74,620 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

• 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

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

• Eglwys Nunydd · 0.9 km

  The Eglwys Nunydd is a 260-acre (110 ha) supply reservoir in Margam, Wales. It was originally constructed in 1963 to provide cooling water for the cold rolling mills at the nearby Port Talbot steelworks.

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  Margam Abbey · 1.0 km

  Margam Abbey was a Cistercian monastery, located in the village of Margam, a suburb of modern Port Talbot in Wales. The nave of the abbey church is still in use as the church of St Mary in the Church in Wales.

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  2025 Margam Park Urdd National Eisteddfod · 1.5 km

  The 2025 Margam Park Urdd National Eisteddfod was held in Margam Country Park, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, from 26 May to 31 May 2025.

• Margam TMD · 1.6 km

  Margam TMD was a railway locomotive traction maintenance depot situated in Port Talbot, South Wales. The depot code was MG, which has now been re-allocated to Margam Knuckle Yard service point.

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  Margam Castle · 1.7 km

  Margam Castle, Margam, Port Talbot, Wales, is a late Georgian country house built for Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot. Designed by Thomas Hopper, the castle was constructed in a Tudor Revival style over a five-year per…

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  Margam Country Park · 1.7 km

  Margam Country Park is a country park estate in Wales, of around 850 acres (3.4 km2). It is situated in Margam, about 2 miles (3 km) from Port Talbot in south Wales. It was once owned by the Mansel Talbot family and i…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)