SA10 8SF Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters.
Streets
- Neath Road, Creunant: 6 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Neath Port Talbot in 2026-27: Band D £2,541 a year on average, including the police and community council charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,694 | £1,977 | £2,259 | £2,541 | £3,106 | £3,671 | £4,236 | £5,083 | £5,930 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (27% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Flood risk
None of the 6 address points in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water on Natural Resources Wales's map. Outside those areas the chance is under 0.1% (1 in 1,000) a year.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. The map allows for flood defences. Address points are every property record (UPRN) in the postcode, each counted if it is in an area or within 5 m of one (the maps stop at building walls); a few are not homes, such as garages, business units or caravan pitches. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 113 m and 120 m above sea level (118 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Neath 839,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Skewen 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mary Street Crynant | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Neath Bus Station 1 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 46 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dulais Valley Prim Care Centre | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest M W Phillips Chemists | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ystradgynlais Community Hospital | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Ystradgynlais Police Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,220 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crynant Community Council Playground 780 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Penybegwn | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Crynant Forest | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Mynydd Marchywel | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Cwm Dulais | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
| Cwm Nedd | Valley | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Melin Court Waterfall | Waterfall | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 6 | 6 |
None of the postcode's 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Neath Port Talbot: see them on the Neath Port Talbot page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 72% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of Wales's 1,917 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Neath Road.