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County or areaNeath Port Talbot
Postcode districtSA8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:56 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:19 am – 4:07 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,453 residentsin the Pontardawe census areaMedian age 44.55,326 households72% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,611 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, public administration and defence 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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 January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C1,636 mm of rain a year, 62 days with 10 mm or morewettest month January38 days of air frost, 6 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 18°CJJuly: 12 to 20°CJAugust: 12 to 20°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMynydd Gellionnenmountain · under a mileMynydd y Garthmountain · 1.7 miCwm-duvalley · under a mileCwm Gorsvalley · 1.0 miRhos Service Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miGraig Dducliffs · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPontardawe Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 46 haParc y Brenin Sior Vpark · 1.0 miTheatr Cwmtawesports ground · 1.4 mi · 12 haTairgwaith Community Fieldpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Feb 20183 mi away, Cwmllynfell, NptMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 May 202649 mi away, Llanbister, PowysSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 4.1 · PM2.5 4.6 · PM10 7.2 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,474 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 266 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMorriston Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryPontardawe Primary Care Centre1.3 miPharmacyPontardawe Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistHerbert Street (Dental Surgery)1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRhydyfro Primary School147 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYGG Pontardawe342 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCwmtawe Community School1,047 pupils1.4 miSource: Welsh Government, address list of schools
Getting aroundAirportCardiff International Airport CWL32 miRailway stationLlansamlet5.2 miBus stationNeath Bus Station 15.7 miFerrySwansea Queens Dock Ferry TerminalSwansea Ferry Terminal8.9 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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