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Tircoed

Tircoed is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales, with a population of under 3,000. It has three bus stops and the nearest railway station is Gowerton, 4.7 km away. There were around 8 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 Tircoed area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Swansea area is around the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 238,489 residents at roughly 632 people per km².

Council
Swansea
County
West Glamorgan
Constituency
Gower
Police force
South Wales

Weather

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 3° · 16% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:45

9h 32m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Swansea Morriston Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

15 reported · August 2026▼ 12% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Violence & sexual offences4
  • Public order3
  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Pontlliw and Tircoed · South Wales

Local policing priorities

  • Off-road bikes/scooters and youth anti social behaviour.

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

Road safety

107 reported road collisions (2025)

22 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 4.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

65 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 56 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Gowerton (4.7 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gowerton (4.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£211,177 average▲ 1.8% YoY

Across Swansea · to 2026-08

Detached£335,628
Semi-detached£216,411
Terraced£174,313
Flat£112,603

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£852 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £688
  • 2 bed £797
  • 3 bed £897

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (5.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · BP (6.5 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

30 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Moto Swansea Services (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

238,489 residents in Swansea · 632/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,408
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK12,622
  • Net moves−1,214

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

Deprivation

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

Council tax

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

Your MP

Tonia Antoniazzi

Labour

Gower

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
  • NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,570 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised

e.g. Supervisor - Costa, Team Member - Burger King

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 111,325 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

12% low-carbon electricity

Gas 88% · Wind 7% · Solar 5%

345 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

7 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in SA4

  • Community Resource Team
  • Abmu Continence Service
  • Heart Failure Clinic Comm

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gower:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tircoed forest village · 0.2 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.

  • Swansea services · 0.6 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…

  • Pontlliw and Tircoed · 1.3 km

    Pontlliw and Tircoed is a community and electoral ward in the north of the City and County of Swansea, Wales. It includes the villages of Pontlliw and Tircoed.

  • Pontlliw · 1.5 km

    Pontlliw is a village in the community of Pontlliw and Tircoed, part of the City and County of Swansea in Wales. The village is located near Pontarddulais, off Junction 47 of the M4 motorway.

  • Pont Lliw railway station · 1.5 km

    Pont Lliw railway station served the village of Pontlliw, in the historical county of Glamorganshire, Wales, from 1923 to 1924 on the Swansea District Line.

  • Penllergaer · 1.6 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tircoed?
Tircoed is a town in West Glamorgan, Wales, in the Swansea local authority.
How deprived is Tircoed?
The Swansea local authority, which includes Tircoed, is around the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.