Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:56 am – 9:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:18 am – 4:06 pm
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People11,145 residentsin the Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley census areaMedian age 44.34,888 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright21% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,466 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 73% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 7°C, lows 2°C2,409 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December48 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Pwll-yr-Iwrchmountain · 1.5 miMynydd Caeraumountain · 1.6 miCaerau Forestforest · under a mileDunraven Forestforest · 1.4 miFoel Fawrhill · under a mileCoetgae Isafhill · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwimming Pool Pwll Nofiosports ground · under a mileAfan Argoed Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 64 haParc Calon Lanpark · 2.4 mi · 6 haMetcalfe Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miParc Treherbert Treherbert Parkpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197017 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 201812 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Sep 202435 mi away, Wentwood, GwentSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 8.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,325 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation274 m899 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 148 to 391 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaesteg General Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryWoodlands Surgery1.1 miPharmacyM W Phillips Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCymmer Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 independentIndependentTarren Schoolunder a milePrimaryCroeserw Primary School137 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMaesteg Comprehensive School1,058 pupils2.3 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL21 miRailway stationMaesteg2.5 miBus stationMaesteg Bus Station Stand 12.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal13 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA13 postcode district.
