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County or areaNeath Port Talbot
Postcode districtSA8
Telephone code01792
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:56 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:19 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,453 residentsin the Pontardawe census areaMedian age 44.55,326 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,611 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C1,627 mm of rain a year, 58 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December34 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesParc y Brenin Sior Vpark · under a milePontardawe Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haTheatr Cwmtawesports ground · under a mile · 12 haCilybebyll Community Gardensallotments · 1.3 miCoedgwilym Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 5 haThe Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 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 202650 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% 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)5,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 196 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorriston Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryPontardawe Primary Care Centreunder a milePharmacyPontardawe Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHerbert Street (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationSkewen Police StationNeath4.1 miCash machineRSV Off Licence (LBG)right hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryCwmtawe Community School1,047 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYGG Pontardawe342 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAlltwen Primary School213 pupilsunder a mileSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL31 miRailway stationSkewen4.1 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 14.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal8.1 miBus stops69 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationSwansea4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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