Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryCwm Garw Practice3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPontycymmer Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryFfaldau133 pupilsright herePrimaryBlaengarw Primary157 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYsgol Gyfun Gymraeg Llangynwyd703 pupils2.9 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL18 miRailway stationGarth (Bridgend)2.8 miBus stationMaesteg Bus Station Stand 13.3 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal15 miBus stops28 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF32 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CF32 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:56 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:17 am – 4:06 pm
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People7,688 residentsin the Blaengarw, Pontycymer & Bettws census areaMedian age 40.33,248 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,312 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 75% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher29% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C2,483 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December52 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Moelgeilamountain · 1.2 miCarn-yr-hyrddodmountain · 1.4 miCwmogwr Forestforest · under a mileTarren Cwm-ducliffs · 1.0 miWaun Tynewyddhill · under a mileCwm Gelli-wernvalley · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesParc Calon Lanpark · 1.0 mi · 6 haAber Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 10 haCae-Du Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 miCaedu Park Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miParc Treherbert Treherbert Parkpark · 4.6 miGelli Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes87 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201815 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202433 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.6 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,470 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation183 m600 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 132 to 453 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
