Croeserw’s story
No listed buildings inside Croeserw’s built-up area
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CroeserwWest Glamorgan
The village, home to 1,294 people, lies in West Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,294
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£109K
23 sales in 3 years
Median age
38.3
19% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
16%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
14%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Croeserw a good place to live?
On cost of living it is strong: a typical home costs £109,000 and rent runs £690 a month. Residents’ health trails most towns: 15.6% of residents report bad or very bad health, and 33% are disabled. It also trails on jobs & income (D−) — the mean household earns £39,410 a year. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most UK towns (A). Safety lags (D−): 61.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 19.3 home and vehicle crimes. Against UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, it has more crime per resident than 98%.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Croeserw has its subject grades alone.
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 Croeserw stand out
The 3 things Croeserw does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
61% 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%.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 95% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Croeserw grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Croeserw is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedD−Open →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedD−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentD−Open →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →Cost of livingMedian sale £109,000, 2.6 years of area incomeB+Open →Walkability14% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsD−Open →Outdoors33% live within 400 m of a park; 1.3 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsDOpen →Civic life0 local charities per 1,000 residents; 25% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Croeserw.
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Croeserw, above West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Half of Croeserw is older than 38.3, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up just over a tenth of the town. 16% of adults hold a degree, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (31%).
38.3median age
CroeserwWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications40%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar11%
Degree level16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Croeserw | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 11% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 16% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
2 state schools in Croeserw
Below is one of them, and why it was picked. The town’s primary school has 137 pupils. One of them is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croeserw Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 137 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Health
Fewer people in Croeserw say their health is good than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 67%
Men in Croeserw can expect to live to 74.1, women to 79.7 (2019–23). The town’s share in bad or very bad health, 16%, is the highest of the 32 towns in West Glamorgan. At the census, a third of people here had a disability, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 1.1 miles off.
67%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 67%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 16%
| Census 2021 | Croeserw | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 67% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 16% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 33% | 23% | 22% |
74.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
79.7
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 · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy.
History
Croeserw has fewer old homes than West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 4% 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 Croeserw’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsD−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
4%
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
Safety
More crimes per resident in Croeserw than in 96% of UK towns
Police recorded 156 crimes inside Croeserw’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 25 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 23.4 reports per 1,000, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (7.8) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences.
61.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearD−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 2% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual87
Public order38
Other theft11
Damage & arson6
Other crime5
Burglary3
Drugs3
Vehicle crime2
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.
61.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
19.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
23.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
156
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.
HousingCost of living grade B+
Private renting is less common in Croeserw than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 5%
Social renters account for nearly half of households. Owners make up 46% of households, below both West Glamorgan’s towns (63%) and Wales’s towns (65%). Half of the 23 standard sales inside Croeserw’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £109,000.
£109Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Croeserw£109K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £109,000 | 21 |
46%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
5%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
Benefit claims run higher in Croeserw, 4.9% 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 9% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: nearly one in ten workers, below West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. There are 0.3 jobs in Croeserw for each resident in work. 23% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work.
14%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving82%
On foot10%
Bus4%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
9%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
4.9%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
B−
Walkability: more walkable than 52% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Croeserw
13pages on Croeserw
The big questions
SafetyD−61.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £109K · rent £690 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 monthsSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthD−Work & commuteD−30% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Croeserw’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
MaestegBlaengarwPontycymerPont Rhyd-y-cyffNant-y-moelTreherbertOgmore ValeCroeserw
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croeserw | 1,294 | — | — | B+ | D− | D− |
| Maesteg | 18,342 | 2.5 | D | A− | C− | D− |
| Blaengarw | 1,779 | 2.5 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Pontycymer | 2,421 | 3.3 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | 1,481 | 4 | — | B+ | B | D |
| Nant-y-moel | 2,378 | 4.5 | — | A− | B− | D− |
| Treherbert | 5,427 | 4.7 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
| Ogmore Vale | 3,098 | 5 | D | A− | C | D− |
Blaengarw, Pontycymer, Pont Rhyd-y-cyff 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 Croeserw
Is Croeserw expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £109,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
About Croeserw
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Croeserw is a built-up area of 1,294 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
- 1,294 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000494
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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