Leyshon Road Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (SA8), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 47730675.
- Sales: 9 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £105,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Neath Port Talbot cost £165,787 in August 2026 (+2% on a year); private rents averaged £692 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Neath Port Talbot costs £2,541 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Skewen, about 7.4 km (4.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 620 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 45 to 54 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pontardawe Primary Care Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 610 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £83,000 | £83,000 | £83,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £166,000 | £166,000 | £166,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2005 | 1 | £45,000 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jan 2014 | 1 SA8 4LP | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 11 Mar 2008 | 1 SA8 4LP | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2015 | 2 SA8 4LP | Semi-detached | £60,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Oct 2007 | 2 SA8 4LP | Semi-detached | £99,950 | |
| 6 Dec 2005 | 2 SA8 4LP | Semi-detached | £45,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 3 SA8 4LP | Semi-detached | £105,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2017 | 3 SA8 4LP | Semi-detached | £83,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2009 | 4 SA8 4LP | Detached | £166,000 | |
| 12 Feb 1998 | 4 SA8 4LP | Detached | £50,000 |
House prices and rents in Neath Port Talbot
A typical home in Neath Port Talbot cost £165,787 in August 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier and 72% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £259,293 |
| Semi-detached | £168,614 |
| Terraced | £140,457 |
| Flat or maisonette | £82,192 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £153,277 |
Private renters in Neath Port Talbot paid £692 a month on average in September 2026, 6.3% more than a year before. That is 43% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £501 |
| Two bedrooms | £636 |
| Three bedrooms | £728 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £978 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1900-1929 (2); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,352 kWh of it on average in 2024, 14% more than the district's 11,675 kWh, and 3,831 kWh of electricity, 22% more than the district's 3,142 kWh. There are gas meters for about 72% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SA8.
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 street: most are in band C (30% of about 800 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PwllfaWatkin Landfill Gas Site Neath Port Talbot P/05/213 | Landfill Gas | 3.2 MW | Operational Nov 2005 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Street works permits come from the Department for Transport's Street Manager, which covers England only.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: of the 45 address points in this street's postcodes, 5 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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: 5 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3. Welsh zones include an allowance for climate change.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| SA8 4LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SA8 4PJ | not in 2 or 3 | 5 / 0 / 0 |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes in this record, which covers the overflows reported to the Environment Agency: most of Wales's are reported to Natural Resources Wales instead.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
By postcode centre: 5 to 10% (1); 10 to 30% (2).
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 45 m and 54 m above sea level (47 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA8 4LP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA8 4PJ | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Skewen 44,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Neath 839,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Llansamlet 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Autoglass Craig Llangiwg | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Neath Bus Station 1 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 50.5 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pontardawe Primary Care Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pontardawe Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Herbert Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Ystradgynlais Community Hospital | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Police station | Skewen Police Station | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | RSV Off Licence Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 700 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,940 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.2 ha | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Cilybebyll Community Gardens 2,580 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Waun y Coed Colliery Branch Canal and Tramroad Incline, a scheduled monument, 800 m (0.5 miles) east. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Waun y Coed Colliery Branch Canal and Tramroad Incline | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Burial Chamber at Pen-yr-Alltwen | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coedalltacham | Wood | 370 m west |
| Cwm Siôn | Valley | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Rhos Service Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Coed Cefnllan-isaf | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Coed Cwm-du | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Mynydd Gellionnen | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 6 |
2 of the street's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Neath Port Talbot: see them on the Neath Port Talbot page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangiwg Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 70 m | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| YGG Pontardawe Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Cwmtawe Community School English medium | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Alltwen Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Rhydyfro Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Rhos Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld. Wales publishes no school results tables.
Nurseries and childcare
Ofsted registers childcare in England only. In Wales, nurseries, playgroups and childminders are registered and inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, whose directory of services lists them with their reports.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangiwg Primary Kitchen SA8 4PJ | School/college/university | 70 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Little Goat Brewery SA8 4PP | Manufacturers/packers | 250 m | 4 Good | 23 Jan 2019 |
| Gower Gourmet Fudge Company SA8 4PE | Retailers - other | 280 m | 5 Very good | 2 Aug 2019 |
| Dan y Bryn Residential Care Home SA8 4PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 4 Good | 9 Jan 2026 |
| Markwrights Ynysmeudwy Stores SA8 4PP | Retailers - other | 350 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2016 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Davies Road (8); On or near Leyshon Road (3); On or near New Road (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 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 | 1% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 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 street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Davies Road · New Road · Graig Llanguicke · Brecon Road · Birchfield Road · Coedcae · Llanguicke Road
All the streets in SA8 and across Neath Port Talbot.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.