SA8 postcode area guide — Neath Port Talbot
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SA8 postcode district in Neath Port Talbot — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SA8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
89.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
68.6%
Gigabit-capable
68.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the SA8 postcode district (Neath Port Talbot) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 297 postcodes Ofcom measures in SA8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 89.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 68.6%.
Around 0.4% of premises in SA8 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.
Sample postcodes in SA8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SA8 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AG | 100% | 68.2% |
| SA8 3AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AN | 100% | 96.8% |
| SA8 3AP | 100% | 100% |
| SA8 3AQ | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Neath Port Talbot
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Neath Port Talbot district (69,708 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.4%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.8%
5G outdoors — all networks
—
Voice indoors — all networks
95.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SA8
Police recorded 57 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SA8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 26 | 45.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 19.3% |
| Shoplifting | 6 | 10.5% |
| Public order | 4 | 7.0% |
| Drugs | 3 | 5.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 3.5% |
| Bicycle theft | 1 | 1.8% |
| Other theft | 1 | 1.8% |
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 SA8
Based on 127 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SA8 is £187,500, down 10.3% on the previous year (£209,000).
Detached
£265,000
55 sales
Semi-detached
£155,000
54 sales
Terraced
£125,000
12 sales
Latest recorded sales in SA8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached | Thomas Street | SA8 4HD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £91,000 | Terraced | High Street | SA8 4JH |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £147,950 | Semi-detached | Heol Y Llwynau | SA8 4DB |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached | March Hywel | SA8 3HF |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £317,000 | Detached | Parc Gilbertson | SA8 4PU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Pen Yr Alltwen | SA8 3EA |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £282,500 | Detached | Sycamore Lane | SA8 4LL |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Semi-detached | Swansea Road | SA8 4BL |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Alltwen Hill | SA8 3BP |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £97,500 | Flat | Brecon Road | SA8 4PW |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.6% |
| 15–29 | 22.5% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 20.8% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 66.6% |
| Private rented | 14.1% |
| Social rented | 11.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SA8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alltwen Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 3AB |
| Llangiwg Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 4PJ |
| Rhos Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 3EB |
| Rhydyfro Primary School | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 3BB |
| YGGD Trebannws | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 4BL |
| YGG Pontardawe | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 4JX |
| Cwmtawe Community School | Not applicable | — | — | SA8 4EG |
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 SA8
105 rated food businesses operate in SA8. 68 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ada's Cakery, AJ Event Catering Ltd, Alltwen Primary School, Baked by Jones, Bells Bakes.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SA8
From a sample of 205 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SA8 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
20%
Band C
28%
Band D
30%
Band E
17%
Band F
3%
Band G
2%
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 SA8 typically use:
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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.