SA12 postcode area guide — Neath Port Talbot

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Broadband & internet speeds in SA12

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SA12 postcode district (Neath Port Talbot) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 779 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.9%.

Around 0.1% of premises in SA12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

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Mobile signal around Neath Port Talbot

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Neath Port Talbot district (69,708 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SA12

Police recorded 103 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SA12

Based on 298 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA12 is £162,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£159,995).

Latest recorded sales in SA12

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Neath Port Talbot demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Neath Port Talbot district (142,286 residents, 62,377 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SA12

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SA12

227 rated food businesses operate in SA12. 153 hold the top rating of 5, 49 are rated 4, and 9 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aberavon Beach Hotel, Aberavon Harlequins RFC, Aberavon Integrated Children's Centre, Aberavon South Ward Liberal Cl, Afan Lido Football Club.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SA12

From a sample of 242 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Neath Port Talbot

Landlines around SA12 typically use:

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What's it like living in SA12?

Postcodes in SA12

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.