Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of around 2,123. There were around 11 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Seven Sisters 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
16°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 11° · 32% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:41
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Port Talbot Margam, United Kingdom
Crime
16 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Public order2
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters · South Wales
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety & Speeding
- Road Safety & Speeding
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
29 food businesses within 2 miles
- 25 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Buses & trains
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Neath (13.1 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: 165.9p · ESSO (6.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · ESSO (6.3 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Heol Eglwys Car Park, Ystradgynlais (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds5
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:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- 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
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Plaid Cymru coalition
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,870 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
7 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
26% low-carbon electricity
Gas 74% · Solar 23% · Wind 3%
291 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
Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot · 0.2 kmSeven Sisters is a village and community in the Dulais Valley, Wales, UK. It lies 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Neath. Seven Sisters falls within the Seven Sisters ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough.
- Seven Sisters (Neath Port Talbot ward) · 0.2 km
Seven Sisters was an electoral ward of the Welsh principal area of Neath Port Talbot county borough. The ward, which included, as well as Seven Sisters proper, the lesser settlements of Bryndulais and Nant-y-cafn, was…
Seven Sisters Onllwyn F.C. · 0.6 kmSeven Sisters Onllwyn F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot, currently playing in the Ardal SW, which is at the third tier of the Welsh football pyramid. The club was founded in 2020…
Mynydd y Drum · 1.4 kmMynydd y Drum is a hill on the border between the unitary authorities of Powys and Neath Port Talbot, south Wales. The summit of the hill is in Neath Port Talbot at 298 metres and lies towards the western end of a bro…
- Pantyffordd Halt railway station · 1.6 km
Pantyffordd Halt railway station served the area of Pant-y-ffordd, in the historical county of Glamorgan, Wales, from 1929 to 1962 on the Neath and Brecon Railway.
- Hirfynydd · 2.5 km
Hirfynydd is a 481-metre-high hill in Neath Port Talbot county borough in South Wales. A Roman road, Sarn Helen, runs along its entire northeast–southwest ridge-line, a route followed by a modern-day byway. To its wes…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Seven Sisters?
- Seven Sisters is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Neath Port Talbot local authority.
- What is the population of Seven Sisters?
- Seven Sisters has an approximate settlement population of 2,123.
- How deprived is Seven Sisters?
- The Neath Port Talbot local authority, which includes Seven Sisters, is more deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.