Seven Sisters’s story
2 listed buildings
Cadw lists them inside Seven Sisters’ built-up area.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Seven SistersWest Glamorgan
1,343 people call this village in West Glamorgan, Wales home.
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Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,343
Census 2021 · Neath Port Talbot council
Median home
£130K
46 sales in 3 years
Median age
45.3
23% are 65+ · West Glamorgan 21%
Degree level
24%
of residents 16+ · Wales 31%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · Wales 16%
Is Seven Sisters a good place to live?
Seven Sisters’s strongest is cost of living (B+): the median home sold for £130,000, 3.1 years of area income. Incomes are on the low side: mean household income £43,160; 3.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Crime runs high: police record 54.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 10.2 home and vehicle crimes. Only 4% of UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people have more crime per resident. It lags on health as well: 8.8% of residents report bad or very bad health, and 25.2% are disabled.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age). An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Seven Sisters 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 Seven Sisters grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Seven Sisters is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentDOpen →Health8.8% in bad or very bad health, 25% disabled (adjusted for age in the grade)DOpen →Cost of livingRent £690 a monthB+Open →Walkability11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transportCOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB+Open →
SchoolsNot published in Wales–
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History2 listed buildingsC+Open →Outdoors82% live within 400 m of a park; 19% of land within 5 km is National Park or National LandscapeBOpen →Civic life2.2 local charities per 1,000 residents; 100% live within 1 km of a libraryAOpen →
How TownRatings grades towns →
What makes Seven Sisters stand out
The 3 things Seven Sisters 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
53% below the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Own outright
Housing
48% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (Wales’s towns 36%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seven Sisters.
Safety
For a town of its size, Seven Sisters records a lot of crime: more per resident than 96% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people
54.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 121 crimes and 9 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Seven Sisters’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 33.3 reports per 1,000, above both West Glamorgan’s towns (7.8) and Wales’s towns (10.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for 69% of recorded crime.
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 4% 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 & sexual83
Public order14
Damage & arson10
Other theft6
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Weapons2
Other crime2
Anti-social9
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.
54.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
33.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
121
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
2 state schools in Seven Sisters
Below is one of them, and why it was picked. Seven Sisters’s two primaries have 194 pupils between them. One of them is below, with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| YGG BlaendulaisLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | – |
Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →
Health
People in Seven Sisters live shorter lives than in 84% of UK towns
75%good or very good healthDHealth Grade
There is no GP practice in Seven Sisters: the nearest is 1.1 miles off. At the census, a quarter of people here had a disability, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (22%). 75% of people in Seven Sisters rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Seven Sisters is Morriston Hospital, 11 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 75%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 9%
| Census 2021 | Seven Sisters | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.8% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 23% | 22% |
76.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.1
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 · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy.
HousingCost of living grade B+
Most households in Seven Sisters own their home: 72%, more than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
£130Kmedian sale
Private tenants account for 14% of households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 46 homes sold inside Seven Sisters’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £130,000. That is the middle of 46 standard sales inside the town’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Seven Sisters£130K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £182,500 | 6 |
| Semi-detached | £145,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £116,000 | 19 |
72%
of households own their home · Wales 65%
14%
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−
Under 5 km to work: 20% in Seven Sisters, fewer than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 13% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
13% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (23%) and Wales’s towns (24%). For every resident in work, Seven Sisters has 0.4 jobs.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot7%
Bus3%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%
13%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
3.1%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
C
Walkability: more walkable than 29% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Old homes shape Seven Sisters: 48% were built before 1919, more than in West Glamorgan’s towns and across Wales’s towns
2listed buildingsC+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 (2 listed buildings) are all Grade II. Per 10,000 residents, Seven Sisters counts 15 listed buildings, higher than West Glamorgan’s towns (10) yet lower than Wales’s towns (18).
Listed buildings by grade · Cadw
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
48%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
15
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
Fewer people in Seven Sisters hold a degree than in West Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 24%
45.3median age
People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Ages in Seven Sisters split evenly at 45.3: half are older, half younger.
Seven SistersWest GlamorganWales
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications25%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Seven Sisters | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.7% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Seven Sisters
15pages on Seven Sisters
The big questions
SafetyD54.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingB+Median home £130K · rent £690 a monthHousing18 sold in 12 months · busiest street Church RoadSchools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthDWork & commuteD−40% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsB+0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Cefn Coed Colliery Museum and 3 more in and around Seven Sisters
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Seven Sisters. Best known first.
MuseumCefn Coed Colliery Museum4.7 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionHenrhyd Falls3.2 km outside town, to the northeastZooZooWales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary2.3 km outside town, to the northeastRuinsRuinsYnyscedwyn Ironworks2.8 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Cefn Coed Colliery Museum: Cedwyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Seven Sisters
Village in West Glamorgan, Wales
Seven Sisters is a built-up area of 1,343 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
- 1,343 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- County
- West Glamorgan
- Region
- Wales
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- W45000373
Seven Sisters’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
YstradgynlaisCreunantYstalyferaCwmgwrachResolvenGlyn-neathCwmllynfell and YstradowenSeven Sisters
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Sisters | 1,343 | — | — | B+ | D | D |
| Ystradgynlais | 4,032 | 2 | D− | B+ | D | D |
| Creunant | 1,664 | 3 | — | B | B− | D |
| Ystalyfera | 7,831 | 3.2 | D | A− | C | D |
| Cwmgwrach | 1,071 | 3.7 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Resolven | 2,162 | 3.9 | — | B+ | B− | D− |
| Glyn-neath | 3,927 | 3.9 | D | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen | 1,354 | 5.2 | — | B+ | B+ | D |
Creunant, Cwmgwrach, Resolven and Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Seven Sisters
Is Seven Sisters safe?
Burglary was rare, with 0 reports in the year.
Is Seven Sisters expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £130,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £116,000, semi-detached houses £145,000 and detached houses £182,500.
How many listed buildings are there in Seven Sisters?
2 on Cadw’s list.
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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