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Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley

Middle area

East Neath Port Talbot. 11,133 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 96 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 98% of people in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£128,900
229th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,145
542nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
98%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley at a rate of 74.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences411
Other crime192
Anti-social behaviour100
Criminal damage and arson68
Burglary21
Vehicle crime18
Drug offences11
Shoplifting3
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from £125,000 to £235,000. The middle area is £160,975. Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley is £128,900.
£128,9002nd cheapest
Population18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2021
Population: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 5,127 to 12,714. The middle area is 6,972. Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley is 11,145.
11,1453rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 91.5%. Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley is 98.0%.
98%8th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 0.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley is 47.5%.
47.5%3rd lowest

Is Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley at a rate of 74.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (411), other crime (192) and anti-social behaviour (100).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot

These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley alone. See Neath Port Talbot

Average house price
£165,787
Up 2.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,359
105th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 28th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
142,028
Down 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley was £128,900 in 2025.

Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley had 11,145 usual residents at the census.

About 98% of people in Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley, 47.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.