Llandarcy
Llandarcy is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 1,500. It has one school, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Skewen, 2.5 km away. There were around 35 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Llandarcy 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
9°COvercast
- Today: 15° / 9° · 42% rain
- Tomorrow: 15° / 9° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:46
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
44 reported · July 2026▲ 83% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour14
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Public order6
- Other theft3
Neighbourhood team: Coedffranc West · 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
177 food businesses within 2 miles
- 156 rated 4–5 ★ (118 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Skewen (2.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Skewen (2.1 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 (5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (7.8 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Shell Swansea Bay (1.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches9
- Golf courses1
- 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:
- 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
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
16 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg
e.g. Online Chemistry Tutoring Job in Llandarcy – Flexible Schedule, Online Spanish Tutor - Part Time, Become a Chemistry Tutor in Llandarcy – Flexible & Remote
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
2% low-carbon electricity
Gas 98% · Wind 2%
387 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:
- 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
- BP Oil Refinery Ltd Ground · 0.4 km
BP Oil Refinery Ltd Ground is a cricket ground in Llandarcy, Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1950, when the Glamorgan Second XI played the Gloucestershire Second XI in the 1950…
- West End F.C. · 0.5 km
West End Football Club is a football team, based in the Mayhill area of Swansea, Wales. They play in the West Wales Premier League.
- Swansea City Ladies F.C. · 0.5 km
Swansea City Women Football Club is a women's football club based in Swansea, Wales, currently playing in the Adran Premier, the top level of female competition in Wales.
Ynysygerwn F.C. · 0.5 kmYnysygerwn Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Aberdulais, situated approximately two miles from Neath town centre. The club currently competes Ardal SW League.
Coed Darcy · 0.5 kmCoed Darcy is a new village under development on brownfield land adjacent to Llandarcy in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. Development began in the mid-2000s and was expected to take approximately twenty years…
Llandarcy Oil Refinery · 0.6 kmThe Llandarcy Oil Refinery, also known as the National Oil Refinery, BP Llandarcy and Skewen refinery, was the United Kingdom's first oil refinery, initially opened by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company on 29 June 1922, al…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Llandarcy?
- Llandarcy is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
- How deprived is Llandarcy?
- The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Llandarcy, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.