SA18 1PY Neath Port Talbot
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman.
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 (40% of about 600 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 45 address points in this postcode, 0 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 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: 0 at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 9 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 45 addresses are between 159 m and 163 m above sea level (161 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 | Pantyffynnon 4,910 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km |
| Ammanford 24,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Llandybie 8,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest TJ's Pub Cwmgors | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ammanford Bus Station Stand 6 | 7.7 km |
| EV charging points | Evolt Network | 7.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 56.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Amman Tawe Partnership | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gcg Pharmacy | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Heol Cae Gurwen Dental Surgery | 770 m |
| Hospital | Amman Valley Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Dyfed Powys Police - Ammanford Police Station | 7.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 480 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Capel Y Tabernacl, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Capel Y Tabernacl | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| Bancbryn cairn cemetery [east] | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Bancbryn platform cairn | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Bancbryn cairn cemetery | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Uchaf | Hill | 1.3 km south-east |
| Cwm Garnant | Valley | 1.8 km north-west |
| Penlle'rfedwen | Hill | 1.8 km east |
| Blaen-egel Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Bryn Mawr | Hill | 2.6 km south-west |
| Mynydd y Garth | Hill | 2.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.7 | 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 | 50 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 24% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 24% | 60% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 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 | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.