Bryn’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Bryn’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BrynWest Glamorgan
In West Glamorgan, Wales, this village has 568 residents.
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Photo: Chris Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
568
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£146K
18 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.9
23% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
27%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Bryn a good place to live?
Bryn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 6% of commuters. 36% of homes were built before 1919. Homes sell for a median £146,000.
What makes Bryn stand out
The 3 things Bryn does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bryn.
Work & commute
Commuters in Bryn travel far: only 11% go under 5 km, fewer than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how nine in ten commuters got to work at the census. Working mainly from home: 16% of workers, below West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. Also worth knowing: 2.5% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
Bus3%
On foot1%
Train1%
11%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£42K
mean household income, before tax
2.5%
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
Few households rent privately in Bryn: 9%, fewer than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Owners make up 73% of households, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area. 17% of households live in social housing.
£146Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Bryn£146K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £123,500 | 10 |
| Terraced | £151,000 | 6 |
73%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
9%
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
Burglary and damage in Bryn run at 11.2 per 1,000 a year, against 7.5 in West Glamorgan’s towns and 10.7 in Wales’s towns
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 23 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Bryn’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 57% of recorded crime. Per 1,000 residents, 29.3 violent crimes are recorded each year.
29.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual13
Damage & arson3
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Other theft1
Robbery1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social2
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.
29.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
23
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 Bryn live with a disability than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 26%
There is no GP practice in Bryn: the nearest is 1.8 miles off. Self-reported good health: just over three quarters of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Bryn is Princess of Wales Hospital, 9.2 miles away.
76%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 76%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 7%
| Census 2021 | Bryn | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 26% | 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 · 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
Bryn’s listed buildings: 1, all Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bryn has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Cadw’s list, all Grade II.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
18
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
Bryn has fewer young adults than West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 8.9% are 15 to 24
The median resident of Bryn is 45.9 years old. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above West Glamorgan’s towns (21%) and Wales’s towns (21%) alike. Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
45.9median age
BrynWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications22%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level27%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Bryn | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bryn
13pages on Bryn
The big questions
Safety29.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £146K · rent £690 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street Welfare AvenueSchoolsHealthWork & commute27% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Bryn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CwmavonMaestegPort TalbotCroeserwPont Rhyd-y-cyffBaglanTonnaBryn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryn | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cwmavon | 4,524 | 1.9 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Maesteg | 18,342 | 2.5 | D | A− | C− | D− |
| Port Talbot | 31,557 | 3.7 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| Croeserw | 1,294 | 3.8 | — | B+ | D− | D− |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | 1,481 | 4 | — | B+ | B | D |
| Baglan | 10,516 | 4.4 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Tonna | 2,665 | 4.8 | C | B− | B | C− |
Croeserw and Pont Rhyd-y-cyff have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Bryn
How many listed buildings are there in Bryn?
1 on Cadw’s list.
Is Bryn expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £151,000 and semi-detached houses £123,500.
How much is council tax in Bryn?
Band D council tax in Bryn 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 Bryn
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Bryn is a built-up area of 568 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
- 568 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000521
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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