What's the median rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

The median monthly rent across Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is £668.

How well-connected is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 121 minutes' walk.

What schools are near Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

There are 1 schools within 2 km of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 67462 m away.

What is the council tax band in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

The most common council tax band in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is A. Council tax is set by Neath Port Talbot council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to central London is approximately 294 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.

Is gigabit broadband available in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

100% of premises in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the average property price in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

The average property price across Neath Port Talbot (the local authority covering Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen) is approximately £156,975, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.

Is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen a commuter town or workplace hub?

Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,709.)

Which local areas are part of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen contains 7 local areas: Neath Port Talbot 020B, Neath Port Talbot 020C, Neath Port Talbot 020A, Neath Port Talbot 020F, Neath Port Talbot 020D…

Where is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen sits within Neath Port Talbot in the Wales region.

What is the average rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

The estimated median monthly rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is £668. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.

Is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen a safe place to live?

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen has a safety score of 59/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.

What schools are near Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

0% of schools within 2 km of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

Public-transport commute time from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to central London is approximately 294 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen different from the rest of Neath Port Talbot?

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.

Where does Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen rank in Neath Port Talbot?

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen scores 58/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Neath Port Talbot, see the Cities table on the Neath Port Talbot page.

Neighbourhood · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Neath Port Talbot 020 · 7 sub-areas · 10,231 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Investors / BTL (58/100)Watch-out: Retirees (38/100)Liveability 58/100 · Above medianResidential

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is a settled residential pocket of Neath Port Talbot. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 244 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.

Median rent

£668+9.2%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

65.4

Above median

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

244 min

Direct to Cardiff

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

1 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

58/100

Above median

Population

10,231

7 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

A snapshot of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £668 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.

Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically

Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen in Neath Port Talbot

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £668 a month — 39% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band A.

Median rentCouncil area

£668/mo

Up 9.2% on last year

−£432 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

—

Awaiting council tax / EPC data

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Years to save 10% deposit

2.6 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−48% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £614/mo · £307/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£485/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£614/mo£307/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£701/mo£234/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£951/mo£238/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£538/mo

Terraced house£668/mo

Semi-detached£704/mo

Detached house£851/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

31%

of take-home

£668/mo per person · take-home £2,136/moTight but workable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

14%

of take-home

£307/mo per person · take-home £2,136/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

11%

of take-home

£234/mo per person · take-home £2,136/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

16%

of take-home

£334/mo per person · take-home £2,136/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£829/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£157,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£156,9751.4% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£829/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)4.7%

Years to save 10% deposit2.6 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel poverty

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area—

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area—

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B26%

Households in fuel poverty—

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

Safety scores 59/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 35% below the national average (65.4 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

65.4

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 8 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

59/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

—

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

35.1 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

9.9 /1k

Public order

6.0 /1k

Vehicle crime

1.2 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

5.6 /1k

Burglary

1.5 /1k

Other theft

3.8 /1k

Shoplifting

2.2 /1k

Drugs

0.9 /1k

Theft from the person

0.8 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.8 /1k

Bicycle theft

0.5 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

Weak transport links — 0/100; nearest rail station is Neath at around 9712 m; Cardiff is reachable in 244 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Best hub commute

244 min

Direct to Cardiff

WFH share

20%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Neath

9.7 km walk · 244 min to Cardiff

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Cardiff in 244 min

Londonapprox

294 min

Manchesterapprox

378 min

Birminghamapprox

331 min

Leedsapprox

470 min

Liverpoolapprox

413 min

Bristolapprox

256 min

Sheffieldapprox

413 min

Edinburghapprox

577 min

Glasgowapprox

573 min

Cardiff

244 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)20% work from home

Drive71%Public transport2%Walk / cycle4%Work from home20%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area98%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

1 schools within a 2 km radius; around 0% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm.

School scoreHow? →

0/100

Bottom 10%

Schools within 2 km

0 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

Of all schools within 2 km

−70.0 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

67.5 km

Nearest Good or Outstanding: 65.6 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks0≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)0≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)0≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

41/100

Mixed

Schools (0% Good+ within 2 km) and the family-age share fall below what most parents look for here.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

43/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

56/100

Mixed

Rent, safety, or liveability falls below what most couples prioritise — worth comparing against nearby neighbourhoods.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

38/100

Not ideal

Healthcare proximity, greenspace and the over-65 share fall below what most retirees prioritise here.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

58/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

53/100

Mixed

Rental stock or transit access fall short — easier neighbourhoods exist for solo renters who need flexibility.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 demographic profile.

Age profile

Under 1819%18–3420%35–4918%50–6421%65+22%

Tenure

Households

One person32%Couple with children16%Lone parent14%Other4%

Property types

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 3/100

Ethnic group

White98%Asian1%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born98%Born outside UK3%

Religion

Christian41%Muslim0%No religion52%Other1%

Education and health24% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)23.6%−9.9 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications22.7%

Self-rated good or very good health71.1%

Self-rated bad or very bad health10.8%

Disabled (Equality Act)28.6%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.34 jobs per resident); median resident salary £30,709/year; 3.2% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£30,709/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

—

ONS ILO method — unemployed as % of economically active

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

54,000

0.34 jobs per working-age resident

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Retail & hospitality

Health & social

15.4%

Retail & hospitality

18.5%

Education

8.8%

Manufacturing

17.6%

Professional

3.0%

Construction

4.6%

Tech & ICT

1.1%

Finance

0.7%

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen

7 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety
Neath Port Talbot 020B	£668	61	81	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020C	£668	58	46	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020A	£668	66	73	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020F	£668	62	59	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020D	£668	48	62	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020E	£668	40	57	View →
Neath Port Talbot 020G	£668	57	48	View →

Postcodes covered

In Neath Port Talbot 020D

SA18 1AX SA18 1HN SA18 1HP SA18 1HW SA18 1NZ SA18 1PA SA18 1PE SA18 1PF SA18 1PG SA18 1PH SA18 1PL SA18 1PN SA18 1PP SA18 1PR SA18 1PS SA18 1PT SA18 1PU SA18 1PW SA18 1PY SA18 1RA SA18 1RB SA18 1RD SA18 1RE SA18 1RF SA18 1RG SA18 1RH SA18 1RL SA18 1RN SA18 1RP SA18 1RR SA18 1RS SA18 1RW

In Neath Port Talbot 020E

SA18 1BJ SA18 1DD SA18 1SJ SA18 1SL SA18 1SN SA18 1SP SA18 1SR SA18 1SS SA18 1ST SA18 1SU SA18 1SW SA18 1SX SA18 1SY SA18 1TB SA18 1TE SA18 1TF SA18 1TG SA18 1TL SA18 1TN SA18 1TP SA18 1TR SA18 1TU SA18 1TW SA18 1TY SA18 1UT SA18 1UU SA18 1UY SA18 1YA SA18 1YB SA18 1YD SA18 1YE SA18 1YF SA18 1YG SA18 1YH SA18 1YL SA18 1YN

In Neath Port Talbot 020C

SA18 1BR SA18 1EG SA18 1EH SA18 1EL SA18 1EN SA18 1EP SA18 1ER SA18 1ES SA18 1ET SA18 1EW SA18 1EY SA18 1HA SA18 1HB SA18 1HD SA18 1HE SA18 1HF SA18 1HG SA18 1HH SA18 1HL SA18 1HR SA18 1HS SA18 1HT SA18 1HU SA18 1HY SA18 1PB SA18 1PD SA18 1RU SA18 1TS SA18 1TT SA18 1UF SA18 1UG SA18 1UH SA18 1UN SA18 1UP SA18 1UW

In Neath Port Talbot 020B

SA8 4QL SA8 4QN SA8 4QP SA8 4QR SA8 4QS SA8 4QT SA8 4QU SA8 4QX SA8 4QY SA8 4QZ SA8 4RA SA8 4TX SA9 2BG SA9 2BH SA9 2BJ SA9 2BL SA9 2BQ SA9 2DD SA9 2DF SA9 2DG SA9 2DH SA9 2DJ SA9 2DL SA9 2DN SA9 2DP SA9 2DQ SA9 2DR SA9 2DS SA9 2DT SA9 2DU SA9 2DW SA9 2EQ SA9 2EY

In Neath Port Talbot 020F

SA9 2AA SA9 2AB SA9 2AQ SA9 2AW SA9 2DY SA9 2EA SA9 2ED SA9 2EJ SA9 2EL SA9 2EN SA9 2EP SA9 2ER SA9 2ES SA9 2ET SA9 2EU SA9 2EW SA9 2EX

In Neath Port Talbot 020G

SA9 2AD SA9 2AE SA9 2AH SA9 2AJ SA9 2AL SA9 2AN SA9 2AP SA9 2AR SA9 2AS SA9 2AT SA9 2AU SA9 2AX SA9 2AY SA9 2AZ SA9 2BA SA9 2BB SA9 2BD SA9 2BE SA9 2BN SA9 2BP SA9 2BR SA9 2BS SA9 2BT SA9 2BU SA9 2BX SA9 2BY SA9 2DA SA9 2DB SA9 2DE SA9 2EB SA9 2EE SA9 2EG SA9 2EH

In Neath Port Talbot 020A

SA9 2FB SA9 2FD SA9 2FE SA9 2FG SA9 2FH SA9 2FJ SA9 2FL SA9 2FN SA9 2FQ SA9 2FR SA9 2FT SA9 2FU SA9 2FX SA9 2FY

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FAQ

Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: The median monthly rent across Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is £668.
How safe is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
How well-connected is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 121 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: There are 1 schools within 2 km of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 67462 m away.
What is the council tax band in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: The most common council tax band in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is A. Council tax is set by Neath Port Talbot council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to central London is approximately 294 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
Is gigabit broadband available in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: 100% of premises in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the average property price in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: The average property price across Neath Port Talbot (the local authority covering Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen) is approximately £156,975, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
Is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen a commuter town or workplace hub?: Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,709.)
Which local areas are part of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen contains 7 local areas: Neath Port Talbot 020B, Neath Port Talbot 020C, Neath Port Talbot 020A, Neath Port Talbot 020F, Neath Port Talbot 020D…
Where is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen sits within Neath Port Talbot in the Wales region.

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What is the average rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: The estimated median monthly rent in Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen is £668. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
Is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen a safe place to live?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen has a safety score of 59/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
What schools are near Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: 0% of schools within 2 km of Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen?: Public-transport commute time from Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen to central London is approximately 294 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen different from the rest of Neath Port Talbot?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
Where does Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen rank in Neath Port Talbot?: Ystalyfera & Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen scores 58/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Neath Port Talbot, see the Cities table on the Neath Port Talbot page.

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