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County or areaNeath Port Talbot
Postcode districtSA12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:57 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:18 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,738 residentsin the Cwmafan & Bryn census areaMedian age 44.33,490 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright22% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,361 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 72% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,299 mm of rain a year, 51 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January21 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Dinasmountain · 1.1 miMynydd-y-Gaermountain · 1.2 miPort Talbot War Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miCwm Bychanvalley · under a mileBaglan Bay power stationhistoric site · 2.7 miFoel Fynyddauhill · 1.0 miCraig Emrochhill · 1.3 miCwmgwineu Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesParc-y-Llynplaying field · under a mile · 4 haAfan Argoed Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 64 haTalbot Memorial Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haParc Baglanpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haCwmavon Allotmentsallotments · under a mileAberavon Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes83 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201811 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202440 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,605 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 224 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNeath Port Talbot Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryCwmavon Health Centre7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAdrian D Richards7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationNeath Police Station3.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Cwmavon, Cwmavon Neathunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCwmafan Primary School409 pupilsright herePrimaryBlaenbaglan Primary School267 pupils1.4 miSecondarySt Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre835 pupils1.6 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL24 miRailway stationPort Talbot Parkway1.7 miBus stationPort Talbot Bus Station 11.5 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal6.9 miBus stops52 within a mileCar parkPort Talbot Car Park (Hollywood Park), Port Talbot2.5 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationPort Talbot1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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