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Pontneddfechan

Pontneddfechan is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 366. There were around 5 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 Pontneddfechan 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

6°COvercast

  • Today: 8° / 5° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 7° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:41

9h 28m 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 · Port Talbot Dyffryn School, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Tawe-Uchaf · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Parking issues around the waterfall county particularly at weekends.
  • Anti-social behaviour in Ystradgynlais Town Centre.

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

Road safety

58 reported road collisions (2025)

22 killed or seriously injured · 69 casualties · 4.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

44 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Treherbert (10.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£165,787 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-08

Detached£259,293
Semi-detached£168,614
Terraced£140,457
Flat£82,192

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£690 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £634
  • 3 bed £727

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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 · ESSO (3.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · ESSO (3.2 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 (4.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds1

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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,793
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,873
  • Net moves−80

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

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:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£693 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% 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

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 13%

341 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

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in SA11

  • Npt Community Resource
  • Lymphoedema Clinic
  • Waterside Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Pontneddfechan · 0.2 km

    Pontneddfechan (Welsh for 'bridge over the Little Neath'

  • Afon Sychryd · 0.6 km

    The Afon Sychryd is a river in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Although it is a relatively short river, with a total length of 3 miles (5 km), it is notable for the gorge and two waterfalls through which it flows.

  • Waterfall Country (Wales) · 0.8 km

    Waterfall Country is a name often given to the upper reaches of the Vale of Neath in South Wales. The tourist area around the head of the valley has an unusually large number of publicly accessible waterfalls. The ar…

  • River Mellte · 0.9 km

    The River Mellte is a river in south Wales. It is formed by the confluence of the Afon Llia and the Afon Dringarth. It then flows south through the village of Ystradfellte to Pontneddfechan where it joins with the Ned…

  • Craig y Ddinas · 1.0 km

    Craig y Ddinas is a 152-metre (499 ft) promontory of Carboniferous Limestone which rises between the confluence of the Mellte and Sychryd rivers on the border between Powys and Neath Port Talbot in south Wales. It is…

  • Afon Pyrddin · 1.3 km

    The Afon Pyrddin is a river forming a short section of the boundary between Powys and Neath Port Talbot in Wales, United Kingdom. It also forms a part of the boundary of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The river an…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pontneddfechan?
Pontneddfechan is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
What is the population of Pontneddfechan?
Pontneddfechan has an approximate settlement population of 366.
How deprived is Pontneddfechan?
The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Pontneddfechan, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.