Abergwynfi’s story
Old homes in Abergwynfi: 84% built before 1919
84% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AbergwynfiWest Glamorgan
Population 818: a village in West Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
818
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£70K
26 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.9
22% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
19%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Abergwynfi a good place to live?
There are no grades for Abergwynfi: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 84% of its homes date from before 1919. Homes change hands at a median £70,000.
What makes Abergwynfi stand out
The 3 things Abergwynfi 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.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
75% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)
West Glamorgan 30%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abergwynfi.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Abergwynfi than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 19% of adults
Half of Abergwynfi is older than 45.9, half younger. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.
45.9median age
AbergwynfiWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications31%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level19%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Abergwynfi | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Abergwynfi
It appears below. Its one primary school teaches 95 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pen Afan PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 95 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Benefit claims run higher in Abergwynfi, 5.1% of 16 to 64s, than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 12% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 19% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Abergwynfi, 6% work in the town itself. Jobs per working resident: 0.2. Households had £39K a year before tax, below West Glamorgan’s towns (£44K) and Wales’s towns (£44K) alike.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot10%
Bus2%
19%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
12%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
5.1%
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 Abergwynfi than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 70%
Social housing holds 12% of households, below West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area. That is the middle of 26 standard sales inside Abergwynfi’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£70Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Abergwynfi£70K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £70,000 | 23 |
70%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
18%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£690
average private rent a month, Neath Port Talbot council area
£2,541
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
Abergwynfi records more violent crime per resident than West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns, at 49.4 per 1,000 a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 79 offences in Abergwynfi and 4 cases of nuisance behaviour. Homes saw 14.3 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (7.5) and Wales’s towns (10.7). 48% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
49.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual38
Public order16
Damage & arson8
Burglary4
Other crime4
Other theft2
Drugs2
Weapons2
Anti-social4
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.
49.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
79
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
Disability is more common in Abergwynfi than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 29% of residents
72% of people in Abergwynfi rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 11% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (7.9%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). Also worth knowing: the town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away.
72%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 11%
| Census 2021 | Abergwynfi | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 29% | 23% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
History
Abergwynfi keeps more of its old housing than West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 84% built before 1919
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 Abergwynfi’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
84%
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
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Abergwynfi
13pages on Abergwynfi
The big questions
Safety49.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £70K · rent £690 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Jersey RoadSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute32% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Famous people from Abergwynfi
7 notable people were born in Abergwynfi.
S
Stan MorganWelsh footballer (1920-1971)H
Harry HanfordWelsh footballer (1907-1996)R
Russell LewisAssociation football player · born 1956W
Wyn GriffithsAssociation football player (1919-2006)C
Claire RobertsonBritish para table tennis player (1975-2017)J
Jim JonesWelsh international rugby union player · 1893–1934Abergwynfi’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CroeserwBlaengarwTreherbertPontycymerNant-y-moelTreorchyMaestegAbergwynfi
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abergwynfi | 818 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croeserw | 1,294 | 1.8 | — | B+ | D− | D− |
| Blaengarw | 1,779 | 2.3 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Treherbert | 5,427 | 2.9 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Pontycymer | 2,421 | 3.3 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Nant-y-moel | 2,378 | 3.5 | — | A− | B− | D− |
| Treorchy | 7,645 | 3.9 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Maesteg | 18,342 | 4 | D | A− | C− | D− |
Croeserw, Blaengarw, Pontycymer and Nant-y-moel have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Abergwynfi
How much is council tax in Abergwynfi?
Band D council tax in Abergwynfi is £2,541 for 2026–27, more than in 74% of UK towns (the Neath Port Talbot council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Abergwynfi
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Abergwynfi is a built-up area of 818 people, in the Neath Port Talbot 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
- 818 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000488
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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