Riverside Road Port Talbot
8 addresses across 5 postcodes (SA12,SA13), about 900 m (0.6 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 47733475.
- 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.
- Flood: At least one postcode centre is in flood zone 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.
- Coastal erosion: The nearest projected coastal erosion zone is 60 m from its postcodes.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A4241, carries 15,969 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Neath Port Talbot costs £2,541 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Port Talbot Parkway, about 930 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 850 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are -1 to 8 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fairfield Medical Centre, about 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- People: About 930 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 4 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
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 13,016 kWh of it on average in 2024, 20% more than the district's 10,836 kWh, and 3,966 kWh of electricity, 37% more than the district's 2,904 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% 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 SA13.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (49% of about 2,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- Plate-Girder Bridge, grade II
- Plate-Girder Bridge, grade II
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Wood Energy Plant Neath Port Talbot P2004/0035 | Biomass | 14 MW | Operational Nov 2009 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Mynydd Brombil Wind Farm Neath Port Talbot P2012/0638 | Wind 4 turbines | 8 MW | Operational Jan 2017 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Margam Green Energy Plant Neath Port Talbot P2008/1409 | Biomass | 40 MW | Operational Dec 2017 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Longlands Lane Neath Port Talbot 12/1001 | Wind 1 turbine | 1.5 MW | Operational Dec 2014 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
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 111 address points in this street's postcodes, 7 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: 7 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 18 at low risk. Surface water and small watercourses alone: 0 at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 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 1RH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 |
| SA12 6BT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| SA12 6NP | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 10 |
| SA13 1RA | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 0 / 5 |
| SA13 1RE | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 3 |
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
The nearest projected erosion zone is 60 m from the street's postcodes (by 2105, if defences are not maintained or built).
| Projection | Policy for the frontage | Erosion | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| By 2105, if defences are not maintained or built | No intervention SMP20 (Lavernock Point to St Ann's Head) | up to 3.4 - 6.6 m | 60 m |
Each shoreline management plan sets a policy for each stretch of coast: hold the line (keep defences where they are), managed realignment (let the shore move back in a controlled way), advance the line, or no active intervention. Erosion is the distance the shore may move back, counted from today, for the higher central climate change allowance. The maps are guidance from national modelling, not a survey of any one home; the council's coastal team can say more.
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
5 of the street's 5 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
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 9 addresses are between -1 m and 8 m above sea level (6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA12 6BT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SA12 6NP | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
| SA13 1RA | 67% | 33% | 33% | 0% |
| SA13 1RE | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SA13 1RH | 20% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Port Talbot Parkway 612,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Baglan 35,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Briton Ferry 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burgess Green Aberavon | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Port Talbot Bus Station 7 | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Swansea Queens Dock Ferry Terminal Swansea Ferry Terminal | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Port Talbot Car Park (Hollywood Park), Port Talbot | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 38.1 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fairfield Medical Centre | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Neath Port Talbot Hospital | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Neath Police Station | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bailey Street Supermarket, Port Talbot Cashzone | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,160 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ebenezer Chapel, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Talbot Memorial Park, Port Talbot | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mynydd Dinas | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Aberavon Sands | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Cwm y Geifr | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Cwm Baglan | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north |
| Cwmgwineu Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) east |
| Craig y Fforest | Wood | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.9 | 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 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Catholic Infant School Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–7 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Sandfields Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| St Josephs Catholic Junior School Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 7–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre Roman Catholic English medium | Secondary | 11–19 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Tywyn Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Central Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Awel Y Mor Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| St Therese's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| YGG Rhosafan Welsh medium | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Estyn reports · My Local School | Not published in Wales |
| Eastern Primary School English medium | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvester Grocery Ltd SA12 6NP | Retailers - other | 110 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Daron Family Shopper SA12 6LY | Retailers - other | 290 m | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Romi's Chippy SA12 6NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 300 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 27 Apr 2026 |
| Funky Footsteps Day Nursery SA12 2UQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Costcutter SA12 6LY | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Sophia Store Limited SA12 6LY | Retailers - other | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Bethlehem Evangelical Church SA12 6NE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2019 |
| Aberavon South Ward Liberal Cl SA12 6NE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2015 |
| Burgess Green SA12 6NB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| Fresh! SA12 6NB | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2025 |
| McDonalds Restaurant SA12 6LL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Fairfield Fish Bar SA12 6LW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Metro Mart Premier SA12 6QL | Retailers - other | 360 m | 4 Good | 11 Nov 2025 |
| Thai Corner Limited SA12 6AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Happy Wok (Tian Tian Ltd) SA12 6AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Glenavon Street (14); On or near Enfield Street (4); On or near Borough Street (4).
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. 3 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 13:55 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B4286, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 22 Mar 2024 13:54 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B4286, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 27 Nov 2021 17:02 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B4286, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 23 Jan 2021 15:48 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B4286, 30 mph | Daylight |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A4241, with 15,969 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 280 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 1,649 counted 2025 | 0% | 140 m | |
| A4241 | Not recorded | 15,969 estimated; counted 2021 | 1% | -9% since 2015 | 280 m |
| A4241 | Not recorded | 9,858 estimated; counted 2024 | 2% | +6% since 2015 | 310 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 43 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 21% |
Homes
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 66% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 38% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | under 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 17% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 54% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 25% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 6% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 11% | 26% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 73% | 61% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | under 1% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 3% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 8% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 60% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 10% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 32% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 20% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 6% |
| Main language English or Welsh (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 97% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | under 1% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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.
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 1RH: 4 addresses of 6 in the postcode
- SA12 6BT: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- SA12 6NP: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
- SA13 1RA: 1 address of 58 in the postcode
- SA13 1RE: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stryd Glenafon · Borough Street · Glenavon Street · Henshaw Street · Enfield Street · Cilgant Harvey · Glyn Street · Vivian Court · Isaac's Place · Victoria Road · North Bank Road · Newbridge Road
All the streets in SA12, 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; 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.