SA12 7DE Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Aberavon.
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 C (68% of about 630 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 38 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 38 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 38 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 17 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 addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
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 | Baglan 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 510 m |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Port Talbot Parkway 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Brooklyn Gardens Baglan | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Port Talbot Bus Station 1 | 2.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 7.8 km |
| Car parks | Port Talbot Car Park (Hollywood Park), Port Talbot | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 40.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Medical Centre | 640 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Port Talbot Centre | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Swansea Bay Cds | 300 m |
| Hospital | Neath Port Talbot Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Neath Police Station | 5.8 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Parc Baglan 2.7 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,610 m² | 250 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Port Talbot Town Cricket Club 2.3 ha | 180 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moor Road Allotments 8,680 m² | 290 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Catharine, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Catharine | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m north-east |
| Ruins of St Baglan's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Plas Baglan | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Craig Ty-Isaf Camp | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Jersey Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cwm Baglan | Valley | 1.3 km north-east |
| Mynydd Dinas | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Aberavon Sands | Beach | 1.9 km south-west |
| Daren Wen | Hill | 2.0 km north |
| Cefn-cwrt Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Shelone Wood | Wood | 2.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
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 | 63 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 73% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 7 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.