Alltwen’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Alltwen’s built-up area.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AlltwenWest Glamorgan
Home to 2,721 people, this town lies in West Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Alan Hughes · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,721
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£220K
107 sales in 3 years
Median age
42.7
19% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · Wales 16%
TownGrade
C+
#4 of 19 in West Glamorgan
Is Alltwen a good place to live?
Alltwen is hard to get around without a car: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Health is weaker too: 6.4% of residents report bad or very bad health, and 21.7% are disabled. At a median £220,000, a home costs 5.2 times the yearly income of households in the Neath Port Talbot council area. Police record less crime here than in most towns: 18.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 3.9 home and vehicle crimes. The overall grade comes out at C+, #4 of 19 in West Glamorgan. That leaves it better than 37% of UK towns.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
This town's Health Grade uses 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' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.
What makes Alltwen stand out
The 3 things Alltwen 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
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (Wales’s towns 16%)
83%of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
Safety
of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per resident, police.uk, 3 years.
How Alltwen grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Alltwen is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedC−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA−Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →Cost of livingRent £690 a monthC+Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History1 listed buildingCOpen →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 4.2 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life1.5 local charities per 1,000 residents; 86% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Alltwen.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Work tends to be further away for Alltwen: 17% commute under 5 km, below West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nine in ten commuters drove, above West Glamorgan’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%) alike. In 2026, 2.2% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. The average household earns £47K a year before tax.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot5%
Bus2%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
28%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£47K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 10% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Alltwen
It is listed below. 213 pupils attend Alltwen’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alltwen Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 213 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Health
81% of people in Alltwen say their health is good or very good, more than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Life expectancy here is 80.9 for women and 78.8 for men (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Alltwen: the nearest practice is 0.3 miles away. 22% of residents have a disability, about level with Wales’s towns (22%) and below West Glamorgan’s towns (23%).
81%good or very good healthC−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Alltwen | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.4% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 23% | 22% |
78.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
80.9
life expectancy at birth, women
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 · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
Safety
Alltwen has less crime per resident than 83% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 106 recorded crimes inside Alltwen’s built-up area, and 25 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 41% of recorded crime. Also worth knowing: there were 7.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below West Glamorgan’s towns (8.5) and Wales’s towns (10.4) alike.
18.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 83% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual43
Shoplifting27
Public order13
Damage & arson6
Other theft6
Drugs4
Vehicle crime3
Other crime3
Anti-social25
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.
18.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.9
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
106
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.
History
Old homes shape Alltwen: 40% were built before 1919, more than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and 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 names 1 listed building in Alltwen, every one Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Alltwen counts 4 listed buildings, below West Glamorgan’s towns (10) and Wales’s towns (18) alike.
1listed buildingsCHistory Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
40%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
4
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C+
Most households in Alltwen own their home: 78%, more than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Private renters make up one in ten households, below West Glamorgan’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Just over one in ten households rent from a council or housing body. From September 2023 to August 2026, 107 homes sold inside Alltwen’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £220,000.
£220Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Alltwen£220K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £280,000 | 52 |
| Semi-detached | £180,000 | 47 |
| Terraced | £148,500 | 8 |
78%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
10%
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
Who lives here
Few people in Alltwen are 15 to 24: 9.3%, fewer than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
17% are under 15, higher than West Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and near Wales’s towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Residents of Alltwen have a median age of 42.7. Graduates make up 37% of adults.
42.7median age
AlltwenWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
19%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Alltwen | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Alltwen
14pages on Alltwen
The big questions
SafetyA−18.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingC+Median home £220K · rent £690 a monthHousing17 sold in 12 months · busiest street Bryn MorgrugSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthC−Work & commuteC43% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Alltwen’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
RhosPontardaweClydachCilfrewNeathTonnaYstalyferaAlltwen
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alltwen | 2,721 | — | C+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Rhos | 2,560 | 0.7 | C | C | A− | C− |
| Pontardawe | 5,539 | 0.7 | D | B | C− | D |
| Clydach | 8,445 | 2.2 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Cilfrew | 2,178 | 3.4 | — | B | C+ | D− |
| Neath | 40,738 | 3.8 | D | B | C− | D |
| Tonna | 2,665 | 4 | C | B− | B | C− |
| Ystalyfera | 7,831 | 4.1 | D | A− | C | D |
Cilfrew has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Alltwen
How many listed buildings are there in Alltwen?
1 on Cadw’s list.
Is Alltwen expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £220,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £148,500, semi-detached houses £180,000 and detached houses £280,000.
About Alltwen
Town in West Glamorgan, Wales
Alltwen is a built-up area of 2,721 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
- 2,721 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000421
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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