Penllergaer

20°CSunny

• Today: 20° / 14° · 90% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:46Sunset 19:37

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

14 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences8
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Penllergaer · South Wales

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

138 reported road collisions (2024)

19 killed or seriously injured · 172 casualties · 5.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

169 food businesses within 2 miles

• 141 rated 4–5 ★ (111 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Gowerton (3.2 km)
• 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£206,059 average▲ 0.2% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£848 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £684
• 2 bed £793
• 3 bed £893

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.4 times median annual pay (5.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (6.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.7p · Asda (1.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lidl-Gorseinon Road (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in Wales

11% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 23% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band B (25% of 115,650)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Labour majority

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

• Schools1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,405 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

19 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Drawing Tutor in Tircoed – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Penllergaer – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£719 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,255 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

• Do not ban social media for under 16s383 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership380 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office346 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases261 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test238 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Penllergaer · 0.2 km

  Penllergaer is a village and community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It lies to the east of Gorseinon, within the electoral ward of the same name. It is situated about 4.5 miles north west of Swansea city…

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  Penllergaer (electoral ward) · 0.2 km

  Penllergaer is an electoral ward in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK. It has its own elected community council.

• Penllergare · 0.3 km

  Penllergare is a country park in Wales. It was the estate of John Dillwyn Llewelyn adjacent to what is now the village of Penllergaer, Swansea. Although the names are similar, the village of Penllergaer grew up as…

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  Swansea services · 1.1 km

  Swansea services is a motorway service station on the M4 motorway at junction 47 near Penllergaer, Swansea, Wales. It is owned by Moto and features BP gas station. Amenities include, Burger King, Costa Coffee & Expres…

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  Tircoed forest village · 1.2 km

  Tircoed forest village is a suburb between the villages of Penllergaer and Pontlliw, Swansea, Wales. It is part of the Pontlliw and Tircoed community.

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  Battle of Llwchwr · 1.7 km

  The Battle of Llwchwr was fought between Welsh and Norman forces between Loughor and Swansea on New Year's Day 1136.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)