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Ystradgynlais & Tawe Uchaf
What it's like at SA9 1AP: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Neath, a drive away (12 km), with 839k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swansea.
The nearest bus stop is Glanrhyd Hospital, 150 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 64, T6, 167, 62); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Ysgol Bro Tawe, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ysgol Maesydderwen, under 50 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 400 m away; Prana Wholefoods (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pengorof Surgery (750 m), with Davies Chemists the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Just Gents is 1.4 km away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 31 restaurants and cafés and 20 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Clock Works is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Glanrhyd Coronation Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 95 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 30% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 118 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Diamond Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Ystradgynlais Sports Centre (150 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 51 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 83 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe constituency: David Chadwick MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 1,472 (3.2%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 30%, Conservative 26%, Labour 21%, Reform UK 14%.
8 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SA9 1AP →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 3.3% | 4.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 54.0% | 45.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 32.1% | 37.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 9.3% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Aberafan · about 39 min
Nearest: Lc · about 42 min
Nearest: Briton Ferry floating dock · about 33 min
Nearest: Plantasia · about 42 min
Nearest: The Gnoll · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.