SA10 8SL Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters.
Streets
- Heol Castell Nedd, Creunant / Crynant: 9 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: 4.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Cefn Coed Colliery Boilerhouse, grade II*
- Cefn Coed Colliery chimney and boiler house flue, grade II*
- Cefn Coed Colliery, No. 2 Shaft Headframe, grade II*
- Cefn Coed Colliery Pump House, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 9 address points in this postcode, 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: none is in an area at risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 1 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk.
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 9 addresses are between 93 m and 106 m above sea level (100 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Skewen 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) | |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cefn Coed Museum Cefn-Coed Colliery Museum | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Neath Bus Station 1 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 45.7 km (28 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dulais Valley Prim Care Centre | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | M W Phillips Chemists | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Tonna Hospital | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Police station | South Wales Police - Ystradgynlais Police Station | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,100 m² | 80 m |
| Play area | Crynant Community Council Playground 780 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.2 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cefn Coed Colliery chimney and boiler house flue, a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cefn Coed Colliery chimney and boiler house flue | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Cefn Coed Colliery, No. 2 Shaft Headframe | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Cefn Coed Colliery Boilerhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south |
| Cefn Coed Colliery, No. 1 Shaft Headframe | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Cairn on Mynydd-March-Hywel | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Mynydd March Hywel Round Cairn | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Marchywel | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Penybegwn | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Crynant Forest | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Coed Gawdir | Wood | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Cwm Nedd | Valley | 4 km (2.5 miles) east |
| Aberdulais Falls | Waterfall | 4 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 9 |
8 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Heol Castell Nedd.