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Glyn-neath

Glyn-neath is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 5,419. It has one GP surgery, one pharmacy, and one supermarket, along with five bus stops. There were around 17 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 Glyn-neath 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

15°CLight rain

  • Today: 18° / 14° · 89% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 15° · Fog

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:44Sunset 19:36

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

33 reported · July 2026 11% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Public order5
  • Anti-social behaviour3

Neighbourhood team: Glynneath Central and East · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour
  • Antisocial behaviour - youth nuisance

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

49 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Treherbert (10.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£162,967 average 1.3% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-06

Detached£255,614
Semi-detached£165,871
Terraced£137,459
Flat£82,614

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 (0.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (0.8 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: EG GROUP NEATH 1 (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Playgrounds5

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

  • Schools2
  • Supermarkets2
  • 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

40% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Wind 37% · Nuclear 3%

237 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Neath and Swansea East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Glynneath (electoral ward) · 0.1 km

    Glynneath is an electoral ward in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

  • Glynneath · 0.1 km

    Glynneath is a town, community and electoral ward lying on the River Neath in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It was formerly in the historic county of Glamorgan. Glynneath ward covers only part of the…

  • British Rhondda Halt railway station · 0.6 km

    British Rhondda Halt railway station served the area of Pont Walby, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1906 to 1911 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

  • Pontwalby Halt railway station · 1.0 km

    Pontwalby Halt railway station served the area of Pont Walby, in the historical area of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1911 to 1964 on the Vale of Neath Railway.

  • St Cadoc's Church, Glynneath · 1.5 km

    St. Cadoc's Church is a Church in Wales church in Glynneath, Wales. It is located in the grounds of the now derelict Aberpergwm House for which it was an estate church.

  • Aberpergwm House · 1.7 km

    Aberpergwm House is an abandoned and ruinous country house located in Glynneath, Wales. Within the grounds of the house sits the church of St. Cadoc, which is possibly of late medieval origin.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Glyn-neath?
Glyn-neath is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
What is the population of Glyn-neath?
Glyn-neath has an approximate settlement population of 5,419.
How deprived is Glyn-neath?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Glyn-neath, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.