Pontneddfechan’s story
Pontneddfechan: 39% of homes built before 1919
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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PontneddfechanPowys
A village of 377 in Powys, Wales.
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Photo: Chris Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
377
Census 2021 · Powys council
Median home
£165K
13 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.1
28% are 65+ · Powys 27%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pontneddfechan a good place to live?
Pontneddfechan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Pontneddfechan stand out
The 3 things Pontneddfechan does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
40% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pontneddfechan.
Work & commute
Only 7% of commuters in Pontneddfechan go to work without a car, fewer than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 4% of its commuters stay in Pontneddfechan for work. Just over nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 30% of workers, higher than both Powys’ towns (24%) and Wales’s towns (24%). For 11% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving91%
On foot7%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
30%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£41K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Pontneddfechan than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 81%
Nearly one in ten households are private tenants. At the median, a home went for £165K, below Powys’ towns (£238K) and Wales’s towns (£195K) alike. Private rents average £621 a month across the Powys council area.
£165Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pontneddfechan£165K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £226,000 | 6 |
81%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£621
average private rent a month, Powys council area
£2,352
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Pontneddfechan records less violent crime per resident than Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns, at 16.5 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage came to 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Powys’ towns (11.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 22 crimes inside Pontneddfechan’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 45% of recorded crime.
16.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson3
Other theft3
Public order2
Other crime2
Drugs1
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
16.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
22
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
More people in Pontneddfechan say their health is bad than in Powys’ towns or across Wales’s towns: 8.4%
Seeing a GP means leaving Pontneddfechan: the nearest practice is 2.5 miles away. At the census, 80% of people in Pontneddfechan called their health good or very good, higher than both Powys’ towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Pontneddfechan is Prince Charles Hospital, 8.8 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 8%
| Census 2021 | Pontneddfechan | Powys | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.4% | 6.5% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 22% |
Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
History
Old homes shape Pontneddfechan: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Powys’ towns and across Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cadw’s list has no building inside Pontneddfechan’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Pontneddfechan than in Powys’ towns or Wales’s towns: 12% are under 15
Among adults, 35% have a degree. 28% of residents are 65 or over, near Powys’ towns (27%) and higher than Wales’s towns (21%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Typical age in Pontneddfechan: 52.1, the median.
52.1median age
PontneddfechanPowysWales
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Pontneddfechan | Powys | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 6.2% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · Powys and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Zip World Tower Colliery and 2 more in and around Pontneddfechan
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Pontneddfechan. Best known first.
AttractionAttractionZip World Tower Colliery3.9 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionPenderyn Distillery4.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionDinas Rock600 m outside town, to the east
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pontneddfechan
13pages on Pontneddfechan
The big questions
Pontneddfechan’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Glyn-neathCwmgwrachSeven SistersResolvenTreherbertAberdareCreunantPontneddfechan
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontneddfechan | 377 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Glyn-neath | 3,927 | 1.7 | D | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Cwmgwrach | 1,071 | 2.7 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Seven Sisters | 1,343 | 5.3 | — | B+ | D | D |
| Resolven | 2,162 | 5.6 | — | B+ | B− | D− |
| Treherbert | 5,427 | 6.1 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Aberdare | 37,675 | 6.6 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Creunant | 1,664 | 7.1 | — | B | B− | D |
Cwmgwrach, Seven Sisters, Resolven and Creunant have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pontneddfechan
How much is council tax in Pontneddfechan?
Band D council tax in Pontneddfechan is £2,352 for 2026–27, less than in 66% of UK towns (the Powys council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Pontneddfechan
Village in Powys, Wales
Pontneddfechan is a built-up area of 377 people, in the Powys council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 377 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Powys
- County
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000383
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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