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Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,200. There is 1 bus stop serving the area. In June 2026, there were around 17 recorded street crimes, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen 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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 79% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:47Sunset 19:34

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order3
  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use
  • Off-road motorbikes & illegal vehicle use

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

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (40 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Ammanford (8.0 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: 168.9p · Asda (7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Hall Street Car Park (2.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches9
  • Playgrounds7

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

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat

Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4

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

Grid electricity

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 91% · Wind 7% · Solar 3%

358 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 Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen · 0.3 km

    Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a village and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot. In South West Wales, it was historically a part of Glamorgan and is in the most Welsh-speaking part of Neath Port Talbot. The com…

  • Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen (electoral ward) · 0.6 km

    Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The ward of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen along with the Lower Brynamman electoral ward makes up the parish of Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

  • Cwmgors · 1.3 km

    Cwmgors is a village in the county of Glamorgan, and administered as part of the unitary authority borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It is part of the community of Gwaun-cae-Gurwen and lies within the ceremonial co…

  • Lower Brynamman · 1.8 km

    Lower Brynamman is an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough in Brynamman, Wales.

  • Garnant · 2.0 km

    Garnant is a mining village in the valley of the River Amman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, north of Swansea. Like the neighbouring village of Glanamman it experienced a coal-mining boom in the 19th and early 20th centuri…

  • Brynamman West railway station · 2.2 km

    Brynamman West railway station served the village of Brynamman, in the historic county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1865 to 1964 on the Llanelly Railway.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
How deprived is Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.