New Cottages Cwrt-y-defaid, Neath Port Talbot
14 addresses across 4 postcodes (SA13), about 320 m long. USRN 47713622.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £220,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: At least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Neath Port Talbot costs £2,541 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 67% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Port Talbot Parkway, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Margam Country Park, is about 90 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 26 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Mount Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2021 | 1 SA13 2TA | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2012 | 1 SA13 2TA | Semi-detached | £180,000 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: House, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 E (27% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Margam Park. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 9.
- Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and green belt: Wales has no national record of these; the council's planning department holds them.
Listed buildings
- Ivy Cottage including Facade of Former Banqueting House, grade I
- 2 Grove Cottages, grade II
- 3 Grove Cottages, grade II
- Almshouses, grade II
- Churchyard Walls and Gate Piers to St Mary's Abbey Church, grade II
- Kitchen Garden Walls including Vinery Glasshouse, grade II
- Middle Lodge, grade II
- Retaining Wall adjoining Citrus House, grade II
- War Memorial, grade II
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 58 address points in this street's postcodes, 37 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 33 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 7 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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: at least one 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk |
|---|---|---|
| SA13 2TA | zone 3 | 11 / 0 / 0 |
| SA13 2SY | zone 3 | 3 / 0 / 0 |
| SA13 2SU | zone 3 | 15 / 0 / 1 |
| SA13 2TJ | not in 2 or 3 | 8 / 0 / 1 |
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 26 m and 38 m above sea level (33 m on average); the ground rises about 12 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA13 2SU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA13 2SY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA13 2TA | 67% | 67% | 67% | 33% |
| SA13 2TJ | 67% | 67% | 67% | 33% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Port Talbot Parkway 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pyle 104,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Garth (Bridgend County) 22,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Margam Crematorium | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Port Talbot Parkway 1 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 14.5 km (9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 32.8 km (20 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mount Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Knights Taibach Pharmacy | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dr Samantha Edwards | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Neath Port Talbot Hospital | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Police station | Maesteg Police Station | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Margam, Margam Neath Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Margam Country Park 320 ha | 90 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.8 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,760 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 320 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ivy Cottage including Facade of Former Banqueting House, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m south-east. 32 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy Cottage including Facade of Former Banqueting House | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-east |
| Margam Inscribed & Sculptured Stones | Scheduled monument | 120 m east |
| St Mary's Abbey Church | Listed building, Grade I | 150 m south-east |
| Margam Orangery | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m south-east |
| Terrace with Pools and Flower Beds Fronting Margam Orangery | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Hen Eglwys Chapel and Defended Enclosure | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-east |
| Margam Abbey | Scheduled monument | 200 m south-east |
| Margam Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ten Acre Wood | Wood | 370 m west |
| Enginehouse Plantation | Wood | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Cwm Bach | Valley | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| New Pond | Lake or reservoir | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Mynydd y Castell | Hill | 1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Margam Sands | Beach | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 14 |
8 of the street's 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ysgol Cwm Brombil English medium | All-through | 3–16 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Field Studies Council SA13 2TJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Apr 2023 |
| Go Ape SA13 2TF | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Sep 2025 |
| Deer Larder & Meat sales SA13 2TF | Manufacturers/packers | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 1 Major improvement necessary | 8 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (south-wales).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- SA13 2TA: 9 addresses of 13 in the postcode
- SA13 2SY: 3 addresses
- SA13 2SU: 1 address of 18 in the postcode
- SA13 2TJ: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ten Acre Wood · Ty Ffald Cottages
All the streets in SA13 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.
- 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.