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Neath South

Middle area

South west Neath Port Talbot. 6,251 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Neath South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£182,000
1,100th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,182
3,012th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Neath South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from £125,000 to £235,000. The middle area is £160,975. Neath South is £182,000.
£182,0005th highest
Population18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2021
Population: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 5,127 to 12,714. The middle area is 6,972. Neath South is 6,182.
6,1825th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 0.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. Neath South is 98.8%.
98.8%2nd highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 1.6% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.2%. Neath South is 3.6%.
3.6%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot

These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Neath South alone. See Neath Port Talbot

Average house price
£168,082
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,359
105th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
31st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.4years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Neath South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Neath South was £182,000 in 2025.

Neath South had 6,182 usual residents at the census.

In Neath South, 98.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Neath South, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.