Average commute: 12.03 miles (8.73 miles for UK) Average age: 41 (39 for UK) Home ownership: 12% (16.9% for UK) Student population: 2% (4.4% for UK) People in good health: 58% (69% for UK) People in bad health: 42% (53% for UK) Government and politics The electoral ward of Ystalyfera is a division of Neath Port Talbot county borough and consists of some or all of the following settlements: Ystalyfera and Gurnos in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. The ward consists of a dense settlement to the east and north around the A4067 road in the Swansea Valley. An area of woodland lies to the west and the rest of the ward consists of open moorland with a few farms. Ystalyfera is bounded by the wards of Cwmtwrch and of Powys to the northeast; Ystradgynlais Town (Ynyscedwyn ward), Powys to the east; Rhos to the southeast; Godre'r Graig to the south; Pontardawe to the west; and Cwmllynfell to the northwest. References External links www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Ystalyfera and surrounding area The history of Ystalyfera and district The fallen of Ystalyfera and district from the World Wars Villages in Neath Port Talbot Communities in Neath Port Talbot Electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot Swansea Valley