SA12 8DR Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Baglan.
Streets
- Pentyla-Baglan Road, Port Talbot: 78 addresses
- M4, Port Talbot: 1 address
- Teras Maes y Gwanwyn, Port Talbot: 1 address
- Pentyla Baglan Road, Port Talbot: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Pentyla-Baglan Road, Port Talbot: 1 address
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 (46% of about 900 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 82 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 82 addresses are between 14 m and 28 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 87%, gigabit 87% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Port Talbot Parkway 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km |
| Baglan 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km | |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Pentyla Port Talbot | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Port Talbot Bus Station 1 | 500 m |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 9.6 km |
| Car parks | Port Talbot Car Park (Hollywood Park), Port Talbot | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 38.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Fairfield Medical Centre | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 410 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 800 m |
| Hospital | Neath Port Talbot Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Neath Police Station | 7.0 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Bailey Street Supermarket, Port Talbot Cashzone | 510 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,160 m² | 550 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 870 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ebenezer Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south-east |
| Cwm-Clais Castle Mound | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north |
| Talbot Memorial Park, Port Talbot | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km south-east |
| Plas Baglan | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Ruins of St Baglan's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Dinas | Hill | 1.0 km north |
| Cwm Baglan | Valley | 2.1 km north |
| Cwm Bychan | Valley | 2.5 km north-east |
| Aberavon Sands | Beach | 2.5 km west |
| Cwmgwineu Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km east |
| Craig y Fforest | Wood | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 38 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 16% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Pentyla-Baglan Road.