Cymmer’s story
1 listed building
Cadw lists them inside Cymmer’s built-up area.
61% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CymmerWest Glamorgan
Some 509 people live in this village, in West Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
509
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£103K
22 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.7
21% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
18%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Cymmer a good place to live?
There are no grades for Cymmer: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Just over three in five homes were built before 1919. Homes change hands at a median £102,500.
What makes Cymmer stand out
The 3 things Cymmer 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
63% 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 Cymmer.
Who lives here
Children make up only 12% of Cymmer, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town, below both West Glamorgan’s towns (13%) and Wales’s towns (12%). Cymmer has a median age of 47.7. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
47.7median age
CymmerWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications30%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Cymmer | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 30% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 18% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
1 state school in Cymmer
It appears below. Its one primary school teaches 92 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cymer Afan Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 92 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 17% of Cymmer’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
11% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (14%) and Wales’s towns (16%). Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Income per household averages £39K a year, before tax.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot8%
Bus2%
Bicycle1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
21%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
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
Most households in Cymmer own their home: 81%, more than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns
1% live in social housing, below both West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 22 homes sold inside Cymmer’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £102,500. Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area.
£103Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Cymmer£103K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached | £130,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £95,500 | 14 |
81%
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
Burglary and damage in Cymmer run at 11.1 per 1,000 a year, against 7.5 in West Glamorgan’s towns and 10.7 in Wales’s towns
Reported offences in Cymmer came to 30 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 63% of recorded crime. Violent crime ran at 28.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than West Glamorgan’s towns (25.6) yet lower than Wales’s towns (33.8).
28.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual19
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Vehicle crime2
Other theft1
Burglary1
Drugs1
Weapons1
Anti-social1
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.
28.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
30
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 Cymmer live with a disability than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 28%
Asked at the census, 72% of residents of Cymmer said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 10% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (7.9%) and Wales’s towns (7.1%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away.
72%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 72%Fair 18%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Cymmer | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 72% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 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 · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy.
History
Old homes shape Cymmer: 61% were built before 1919, more than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (1 listed building) are all Grade II. For its size, Cymmer has 20 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (10) and Wales’s towns (18).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
61%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
20
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 Cymmer
12pages on Cymmer
The big questions
Safety28.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £103K · rent £690 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Margam StreetSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthWork & commute41% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards3.8% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Cymmer’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CroeserwMaestegBlaengarwPontycymerResolvenPont Rhyd-y-cyffTreherbertCymmer
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cymmer | 509 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Croeserw | 1,294 | 0.7 | — | B+ | D− | D− |
| Maesteg | 18,342 | 2.9 | D | A− | C− | D− |
| Blaengarw | 1,779 | 3.3 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Pontycymer | 2,421 | 4.1 | — | A− | C+ | D |
| Resolven | 2,162 | 4.5 | — | B+ | B− | D− |
| Pont Rhyd-y-cyff | 1,481 | 4.6 | — | B+ | B | D |
| Treherbert | 5,427 | 5 | D | B+ | C− | D− |
Croeserw, Blaengarw, Pontycymer, Resolven 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 Cymmer
Is Cymmer expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £95,500 and semi-detached houses £130,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Cymmer?
1 on Cadw’s list.
About Cymmer
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Cymmer is a built-up area of 509 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
- 509 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000489
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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