Port Talbot

9°CClear

• Today: 11° / 8° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 8° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:43

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Margam, United Kingdom

186 reported · August 2026▲ 26% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour50
• Violence & sexual offences47
• Public order24
• Shoplifting16

Neighbourhood team: Port Talbot · South Wales

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

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)

292 food businesses within 2 miles

• 248 rated 4–5 ★ (191 top)
• 13 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Port Talbot Parkway (0.1 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£165,787 average▲ 2% YoY

Across Neath Port Talbot · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (0.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 143.8p · AppleGreen (0.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

9 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: National Trust Office & Holiday Cottage (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches10
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

142,286 residents in Neath Port Talbot · 322/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

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

Stephen Kinnock

Labour

Aberafan Maesteg

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition

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

• Schools11
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens4
• Restaurants & cafés13

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,950 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

134 jobs advertised · £47,084 avg

e.g. Store Manager, Package Manager - Piling, Residential Conveyancing Solicitor / Licensed Conveyancer

Source: Adzuna

£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

39% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 74,620 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

13% low-carbon electricity

Gas 87% · Wind 13%

341 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

• 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

2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SA13

• The Health Centre
• Mount Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aberafan Maesteg:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases560 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Review the law on unfit to plead & reform it to protect victims & public safety300 local signatures · 12,590 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals150 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK138 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Port Talbot Parkway railway station · 0.1 km

  Port Talbot Parkway railway station is a railway station in Port Talbot, Wales. The station is located at street level near Station Road in Port Talbot town centre. It is 202 miles 59 chains (326 km) from London Paddi…

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  Plaza cinema, Port Talbot · 0.1 km

  The Plaza is a former cinema in Port Talbot. The building is listed for protection as Grade II. The cinema opened in April 1940. It has a modern design with Art Deco influences. Patrons included Richard Burton and Ant…

• Port Talbot (electoral ward) · 0.3 km

  The electoral ward of Port Talbot in Neath Port Talbot county borough covers the town centre of Port Talbot and the district of Pen-y-cae. The rest of the ward to the east consists of grassland and woodland. The elect…

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  Talbot Athletic Ground · 0.3 km

  The Talbot Athletic Ground is a sports stadium located in central Port Talbot, Wales, with a maximum capacity of 10,000. The ground is home to Welsh rugby union team Aberavon RFC, and the Wales women's national team.

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  Glan Afan Comprehensive School · 0.4 km

  Glan Afan Comprehensive School was a mixed comprehensive school which served the town of Port Talbot, Wales, and its surrounding areas for 120 years. It was opened in 1896 as Port Talbot Intermediate School under the…

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  District of Port Talbot · 0.4 km

  Port Talbot was one of the four local government districts of the county of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996. The borough was initially called Afan, changing its name to Port Talbot in 1986.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)