Pen-clawdd’s story
4 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Pen-clawdd’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Pen-clawddWest Glamorgan
With 1,655 residents, it is a village in West Glamorgan, Wales.
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Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,655
Census 2021 · Swansea council
Median home
£216K
73 sales in 3 years
Median age
48.3
26% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
34%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Pen-clawdd a good place to live?
Pen-clawdd’s best grade is for safety — 14 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 6 home and vehicle crimes. Walkability is its weak spot: one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median home sold for £216,000, 4.8 times what households in the Swansea council area earn in a year. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Pen-clawdd is graded subject by subject only.
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.
How Pen-clawdd grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Pen-clawdd is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Pen-clawdd is graded subject by subject only.
SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedA−Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC−Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaBOpen →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryClose to the middle of the towns comparedB−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 42% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeAOpen →Civic life1.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryDOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Pen-clawdd stand out
The 2 things Pen-clawdd does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pen-clawdd.
Safety
Crime per resident in Pen-clawdd is lower than in 83% of UK towns
14violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearA−Safety Grade
Police recorded 41 crimes inside Pen-clawdd’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 7 reports of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 5.2 reports per 1,000, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (8.5) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Of all the crimes, 54% were violence and sexual offences.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 68% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: less crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual22
Vehicle crime6
Public order5
Damage & arson4
Shoplifting2
Other theft1
Other crime1
Burglary0
Anti-social7
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.
14
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
41
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.
Schools
1 state school in Pen-clawdd
It is listed below. The town’s primary school has 132 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penclawdd Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 132 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C
Commuters in Pen-clawdd travel far: only 17% go under 5 km, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
10%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 89% of commuters, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). The average household earns £51K a year before tax. 2.1% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot7%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
17%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
27%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£51K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C−
Walkability: more walkable than 24% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Pen-clawdd are 15 to 24: 8.6%, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
48.3median age
Just over a third of adults hold a degree, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (30%) and Wales’s towns (31%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. The median resident of Pen-clawdd is 48.3 years old.
Pen-clawddWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level34%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Pen-clawdd | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
HousingCost of living grade B
Most households in Pen-clawdd own their home: 75%, more than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
£216Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 9% of households, below both West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 73 homes sold inside Pen-clawdd’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £216,000. Private rents average £852 a month across the Swansea council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pen-clawdd£216K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £267,500 | 25 |
| Semi-detached | £216,000 | 23 |
| Terraced | £176,000 | 24 |
75%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
15%
rent privately · Wales 17%
£852
average private rent a month, Swansea council area
£2,238
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Just 5.5% of people in Pen-clawdd say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
81%good or very good healthBHealth Grade
At the census, just over four fifths of people in Pen-clawdd called their health good or very good, above West Glamorgan’s towns (78%) and Wales’s towns (78%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Pen-clawdd: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Pen-clawdd is Morriston Hospital, 8 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Pen-clawdd | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 23% | 22% |
82.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.2
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.
History
More of the land in Pen-clawdd is conservation area than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 26%
4listed buildingsB−History Grade
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Its heritage register entries (4 listed buildings) are all Grade II. 36% of its homes were built before 1919, above West Glamorgan’s towns (27%) and Wales’s towns (27%) alike.
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
24
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 Pen-clawdd
14pages on Pen-clawdd
The big questions
SafetyA−14 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingBMedian home £216K · rent £852 a monthHousing27 sold in 12 months · busiest street Graig Y CoedSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthBWork & commuteC46% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
About Pen-clawdd
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Pen-clawdd is a built-up area of 1,655 people, in the Swansea 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
- 1,655 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Swansea
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000493
Pen-clawdd’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Three CrossesLoughorBrynDunvantGowertonGorseinonLlanelliPen-clawdd
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pen-clawdd | 1,655 | — | — | B | A− | B |
| Three Crosses | 1,476 | 1.9 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| Loughor | 4,632 | 2.4 | B− | B+ | B− | C |
| Bryn | 1,727 | 3 | — | B | B+ | C− |
| Dunvant | 1,732 | 3.1 | — | B− | A+ | B |
| Gowerton | 7,447 | 3.3 | C− | B | C | C− |
| Gorseinon | 14,114 | 3.3 | C | B+ | B− | C− |
| Llanelli | 42,143 | 3.5 | D | A | D− | D− |
Three Crosses, Bryn and Dunvant have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pen-clawdd
How many listed buildings are there in Pen-clawdd?
4 on Cadw’s list.
Is Pen-clawdd expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £216,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £176,000, semi-detached houses £216,000 and detached houses £267,500.
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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