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postcode districtNeath Port Talbot

SA8

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This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

This is the bythenumbers area report for the SA8 postcode district in Neath Port Talbot. This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety. The figures below are from published UK open data covering Transport, Flood risk and Broadband. They are not a listing of homes, and they are not advice.

How this 79 was calculated

  • Transport

    64/100·27% of the measure

    Skewen Rail Station is 4.2 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    94/100·17% of the measure

    No designated flood warning area nearby

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    85/100·17% of the measure

    75% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    91/100·12% of the measure

    106 recorded sales, median £190,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    68/100·11% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 270 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    93/100·8% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 5.2 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the SA8 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    68/100·8% of the measure

    Most homes are band C (30% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Schools, Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 64% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

At a glance

Headline figures for this place

  • Nearest station

    4.2 miles

    Skewen Rail Station

    Stations within 1.9 miles

    0

    32 bus stops within a 10 minute walk

  • Nearest GP practice

    270 yards

    Pontardawe Primary Care Centre

    GP practices within 1.2 miles

    1

    Hospital 32 miles

  • Median sold price

    £190,000

    106 sales in the last 12 months

    Median sold price change since 2021

    +22.6%

    was £155,000

  • Gigabit broadband

    75%

    of addresses can order it

    Median download

    Not available

    96% superfast

Place context

Around SA8

SA8 at 51.7218, -3.8477. Pins mark the nearest station, schools, GP and green space when we have a published point for them.

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Data snapshot last refreshed September 2026. Every figure on this page is traceable on the sources page.