Resolven’s story
4 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Resolven’s built-up area.
63% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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ResolvenWest Glamorgan
In West Glamorgan, Wales, this village has 2,162 residents.
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Photo: Nigel Davies · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,162
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£120K
106 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.8
23% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Resolven a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: homes sell for a median £120,000, about 2.9 times local household income. Health is a weak point (D−): 9.4% in bad or very bad health, 25.3% disabled. Work and incomes lag: mean household income £39,410; 2.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales. Below 2,500 residents there is no overall grade, so Resolven 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 Resolven stand out
The 3 things Resolven does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
63% of homes built before 1919
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
57% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Household income, against UK towns
Work
Mean, before tax: lower than in 95% of UK towns
ONS small-area income estimates.
How Resolven grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Resolven is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD−Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesD−Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB+Open →Walkability12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportC+Open →Hazard risk0.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB−Open →SafetyNear typical for the towns comparedB−Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
HistoryGraded on historic places and the town’s ageB−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 2.4 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsB−Open →Civic life1.4 local charities per 1,000 residents; 90% live within 1 km of a libraryB+Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Resolven.
Health
Life expectancy in Resolven is shorter than in 97% of UK towns
Self-reported good health: three quarters of Resolven’s residents. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 3.1 miles off. At the census, 25% of people here had a disability, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). The nearest A&E to Resolven is Morriston Hospital, 10.4 miles away.
75%good or very good healthD−Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Resolven | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.4% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 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 · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.
Schools
1 state school in Resolven
It appears below. 149 pupils attend Resolven’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ynysfach Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 149 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.The Schools page →
HousingCost of living grade B+
Resolven is a town of owners: 71% of households own their home, above West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Social housing holds 12% of households, below West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 106 homes sold inside Resolven’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £120,000. Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area.
£120Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Resolven£120K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £222,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £137,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £114,725 | 72 |
71%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
£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−
Long commutes are the norm in Resolven: just 14% travel under 5 km, below West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
17% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (24%). For every resident in work, Resolven has 0.7 jobs.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot8%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
14%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
17%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£39K
mean household income, before tax
2.8%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C+
Walkability: more walkable than 41% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Resolven than in West Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns: 23.5 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 54% of recorded crime. Resolven logged 91 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 14 complaints of anti-social conduct. For its size, Resolven records more crime per resident than 69% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people.
23.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 31% 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 & sexual49
Damage & arson9
Public order9
Vehicle crime6
Burglary5
Other theft4
Other crime4
Bicycle theft2
Anti-social14
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.
23.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
91
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.
History
Resolven keeps more of its old housing than West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 63% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 4 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Resolven counts 19 listed buildings, about level with Wales’s towns (18) and above West Glamorgan’s towns (10).
4listed buildingsB−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II4
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
63%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
19
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
Few people in Resolven are 15 to 24: 9.7%, fewer than in both West Glamorgan’s towns and Wales’s towns
Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (21%) and Wales’s towns (21%). The median resident of Resolven is 45.8 years old.
45.8median age
ResolvenWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications23%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Resolven | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Resolven
14pages on Resolven
The big questions
SafetyB−23.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £120K · rent £690 a monthHousing34 sold in 12 months · busiest street John StreetSchools1 state school (no results published in Wales)HealthD−Work & commuteD−39% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB−0.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Resolven’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
CreunantCwmgwrachSeven SistersGlyn-neathCilfrewTonnaCroeserwResolven
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolven | 2,162 | — | — | B+ | B− | D− |
| Creunant | 1,664 | 2.7 | — | B | B− | D |
| Cwmgwrach | 1,071 | 2.9 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Seven Sisters | 1,343 | 3.9 | — | B+ | D | D |
| Glyn-neath | 3,927 | 4 | D | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Cilfrew | 2,178 | 4 | — | B | C+ | D− |
| Tonna | 2,665 | 4.3 | C | B− | B | C− |
| Croeserw | 1,294 | 5.2 | — | B+ | D− | D− |
Creunant, Cwmgwrach, Seven Sisters, Cilfrew and Croeserw have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Resolven
Is Resolven expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £120,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £114,725, semi-detached houses £137,500 and detached houses £222,500.
How many listed buildings are there in Resolven?
4 on Cadw’s list.
How much is council tax in Resolven?
Band D council tax in Resolven 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 Resolven
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Resolven is a built-up area of 2,162 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
- 2,162 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000428
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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