SA11 1BB Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Neath East.
Streets
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 (70% of about 710 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 40 address points in this postcode, 26 at high risk, 12 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 17 at high risk, 21 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 24 at high risk, 8 at medium risk and 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 6 m and 7 m above sea level (7 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 | 840 m |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Skewen 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Castle Bingo Neath | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Neath Bus Station 11 | 850 m |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 9.3 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 43.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Gardens Surgery | 820 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kevin Thomas Pharmacies | 470 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 640 m |
| Hospital | Cimla Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Neath Police Station | 1.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Neath Stores, Neath Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Victoria Gardens 1.7 ha | 840 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 460 m² | 140 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Parc Melin 1.1 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,330 m² | 530 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Catherine's Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south. 24 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Catherine's Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Victoria Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m north-east |
| Parish Church of St David | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-east |
| Neath Roman Site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Court Herbert Cross & Grave Slab | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Neath Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Jersey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Eaglesbush Valley | Valley | 760 m south-east |
| Cupola Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Fishpond Wood | Wood | 1.9 km east |
| Cwm-Clydach Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km north-west |
| Cefn-y-Don | Hill | 2.4 km north-east |
| Red Jacket Pill | Tidal water | 2.9 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Defra's noise maps cover England only; the Welsh Government's 2022 maps are not shown here yet.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 51% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 37% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.