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County or areaNeath Port Talbot
Postcode districtSA18
Telephone code01407
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:56 am – 9:38 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:20 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,178 residentsin the Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen census areaMedian age 43.84,562 households68% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright19% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 4,331 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 15%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,720 mm of rain a year, 61 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December37 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°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 Uchafmountain · 1.6 miMynydd y Garthmountain · 2.6 miCwm Garnantvalley · under a milePenlle'rfedwenhill · 1.6 miCwm Pedolvalley · 1.4 miFfrwd Glyn-hirwaterfall · 4.1 miLlyn y Fignenfelenlake · 3.7 miGraig Dducliffs · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGarnant Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 55 haY Palais Garnantpark · 1.0 miParc Golwg yr Amanpark · 1.1 mi · 5 haTairgwaith Community Fieldpark · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20183 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.1 · PM2.5 4.4 · PM10 6.7 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,893 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation172 m564 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 126 to 218 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalAmman Valley Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryAmman Tawe Partnershipright herePharmacyGcg Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHeol Cae Gurwen Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationDyfed Powys Police - Ammanford Police Station4.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryYGG Gwaun Cae Gurwen164 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTairgwaith Primary School89 pupils1.0 miSecondaryYsgol Dyffryn Aman1,547 pupils4.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL36 miRailway stationAmmanford4.8 miBus stationAmmanford Bus Station Stand 64.5 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops39 within a mileEV chargingGridservePontyates8.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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