SA12 7FD Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced March 2025. Ward: Aberavon.
Streets
- Road No 3, Port Talbot: 2 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 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
None of the 2 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: 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 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 0%, 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 | Baglan 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m |
| Port Talbot Parkway 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest Resources Centre Sandfields | 300 m |
| Bus or coach station | Port Talbot Bus Station 1 | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 8.3 km |
| Car parks | Port Talbot Car Park (Hollywood Park), Port Talbot | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 610 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 39.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Medical Centre | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Allied Pharmacy Port Talbot Centre | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Port Talbot Resource Centre | 340 m |
| Hospital | Neath Port Talbot Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Neath Police Station | 6.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Parc Baglan 2.7 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Port Talbot Town Cricket Club 2.3 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Moor Road Allotments 8,680 m² | 250 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Catharine, a listed building (Grade I), 750 m north-east. 5 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 | 750 m north-east |
| Ruins of St Baglan's Church | Scheduled monument | 840 m north-east |
| Plas Baglan | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Cwm-Clais Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Dinas | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Cwm Baglan | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Aberavon Sands | Beach | 1.9 km south-west |
| Daren Wen | Hill | 2.3 km north |
| Cefn-cwrt Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km north |
| Shelone Wood | Wood | 3.2 km north-west |
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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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) | 87% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Road No 3.