Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:55 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:18 am – 4:06 pm
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People5,284 residentsin the Glynneath census areaMedian age 45.82,350 households68% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright17% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,183 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, construction 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 74% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle26% 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 higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English or Welsh 100%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 20°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,900 mm of rain a year, 65 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 5 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)
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20188 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202646 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 3.3 · PM2.5 4.5 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband0.4% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,503 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 412 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalYstradgynlais Community Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryVale Of Neath Practice1.2 miPharmacyVale Of Neath Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Lounge1.8 miPolice stationSouth Wales Police - Ystradgynlais Police StationSwansea4.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Glynneath, Glynneath2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlaengwrach Primary School147 pupils1.0 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL27 miRailway stationTreherbert6.9 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 17.6 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal14 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationGlynneath1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SA11 postcode district.
