LlandarcyWest Glamorgan
117 people live in this village in West Glamorgan, Wales.
Is Llandarcy a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Llandarcy has no grades; its figures are still real. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
What makes Llandarcy stand out
The thing Llandarcy does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llandarcy.
Fewer people aged 16 to 64 in Llandarcy claim unemployment benefits than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 1.2%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car carried 87% of commuters at the census. Household income came to £47K a year before tax, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (£44K) and Wales’s towns (£44K). For every resident in work, Llandarcy has 0.2 jobs.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private renting is less common in Llandarcy than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 8%
Social housing holds 30% of households, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area. Households that own their home make up 62%.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes in Llandarcy see more burglary and damage than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 17.1 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were a third of the crimes. Violent crime ran at 22.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below West Glamorgan’s towns (25.6) and Wales’s towns (33.8) alike. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 3 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Llandarcy’s built-up area.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
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.
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.
Bad health is more common in Llandarcy than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 13% of residents
Llandarcy has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. Disability touches 28% of the town’s population. At the census, just over three quarters of people in Llandarcy called their health good or very good, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%).
| Census 2021 | Llandarcy | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 13% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
Much of Llandarcy is a conservation area: 41% of its land, 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 has no building inside Llandarcy’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Few people in Llandarcy are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
12% are under 15, below West Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and Wales’s towns (17%) alike. Half of Llandarcy is older than 42.7, half younger. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
Ages · share of residents
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Llandarcy | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 38% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.4% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Everything we know about Llandarcy
Neath Castle and 5 more in and around Llandarcy
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llandarcy. Best known first.
CastleNeath Castle4.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or priory · CadwNeath Abbey2.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseum1940s Swansea Bay2.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSwansea Bus Museum & Transport Heritage Centre2.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSwansea Museum Collections Centre4.9 km outside town, to the westHistoric shipHistoric shipLV72 "Juno"1.4 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Neath Castle: Darren Wyn Rees at Aberdare Blog, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Neath Abbey: Gareth Lovering Photography from Swansea, Wales UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Llandarcy
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Llandarcy is a built-up area of 117 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
- 117 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000497
Llandarcy’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandarcy | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Baglan | 10,516 | 2.1 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Neath | 40,738 | 2.6 | D | B | C− | D |
| Swansea | 170,090 | 4.1 | C− | B+ | D | D |
| Tonna | 2,665 | 4.2 | C | B− | B | C− |
| Port Talbot | 31,557 | 4.3 | D | B+ | D | D− |
| Clydach | 8,445 | 4.5 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Cilfrew | 2,178 | 4.6 | — | B | 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 Llandarcy
Who lives in Llandarcy?
A young village. At the 2021 Census, 12% of residents were under 15 and 38% were 25 to 44, against 17% and 25% across Wales’s towns; only 14% were 65 or over.
How much is council tax in Llandarcy?
Band D council tax in Llandarcy 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.
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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