Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 2,665 residents in West Glamorgan, Wales.
Health lags: 6% of residents report bad or very bad health, and 21.4% are disabled. Tonna grades C overall and ranks #7 of 19 in West Glamorgan. Nationally, it does better than 28% of UK towns. It lags on walkability as well — nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Where it does best is safety: 22.8 violent and sexual offences and 6.6 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Buying the median home, at £210,000, takes 5 years of household income in the Neath Port Talbot council area.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
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.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Tonna is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The thing Tonna does most differently from other towns.
Cadw lists 11 buildings inside Tonna’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →11 listed buildings in Tonna.
Lock House: Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Church of St Anne: Photo: Jaggery · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tonna.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Tonna has 0.4 jobs. Nine in ten commuters drove, higher than both West Glamorgan’s towns (83%) and Wales’s towns (81%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.2%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
It is listed below. Its one primary school teaches 206 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonnau Primary Community SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | – |
There is no GP practice in Tonna: the nearest is 1.2 miles off. Four fifths of people in Tonna rate their own health good or very good. The nearest A&E to Tonna is Morriston Hospital, 6.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Tonna | West Glamorgan | Wales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 78% | 78% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 23% | 22% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy among them.
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 120 recorded crimes inside Tonna’s built-up area, and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 64% of recorded crime. There were 4 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both West Glamorgan’s towns (8.5) and Wales’s towns (10.4).
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 20% of the housing. For its size, Tonna has more listed buildings than any other town in West Glamorgan.
Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
11% live in social housing, below both West Glamorgan’s towns (19%) and Wales’s towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 81%. Private rents average £690 a month across the Neath Port Talbot council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £288,500 | 30 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 39 |
| Terraced | £156,750 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Ages in Tonna split evenly at 44.3: half are older, half younger. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with West Glamorgan’s towns (16%) and below Wales’s towns (17%).
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.
| Tonna | West Glamorgan | Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 25% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 21% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 21% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 31% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Tonna. Best known first.
CastleNeath Castle900 m outside town, to the southwest
Abbey or priory · CadwNeath Abbey2.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumCefn Coed Colliery Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northGardenGardenGnoll Estate Country Park500 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttraction · National TrustAberdulais Tin Works and Waterfall200 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumAberdulais Falls Visitor Centre200 m outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Tonna.
Town in West Glamorgan, Wales
Tonna is a built-up area of 2,665 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonna | 2,665 | — | C | B− | B | C− |
| Cilfrew | 2,178 | 0.7 | — | B | C+ | D− |
| Neath | 40,738 | 1.6 | D | B | C− | D |
| Rhos | 2,560 | 3.5 | C | C | A− | C− |
| Baglan | 10,516 | 3.7 | C− | B+ | C | D |
| Cwmavon | 4,524 | 4 | C− | B+ | C+ | D |
| Alltwen | 2,721 | 4 | C+ | C+ | A− | C− |
| Creunant | 1,664 | 4 | — | B | B− | D |
Cilfrew and Creunant have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £210,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £156,750, semi-detached houses £220,000 and detached houses £288,500.
Band D council tax in Tonna 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 the middle for its size: 39% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
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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