# Margam and Tai-bach South Neath Port Talbot. About 7,883 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 56 square kilometres. Margam and Tai-bach had 7,833 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Ward. Code W05001702. In: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) › [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) ## Key figures - **Population: 7,833** (2021). Margam and Tai-bach had 7,833 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 3,509th most populated of 8,397. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/margam-and-tai-bach#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in Margam and Tai-bach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/margam-and-tai-bach#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.2%** (January 2026). In Margam and Tai-bach, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/margam-and-tai-bach#f-gigabit-coverage - **Claimant rate: 3.1%** (August 2026). In Margam and Tai-bach, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/margam-and-tai-bach#f-claimant-rate ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=W05001702) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 84% of people in Margam and Tai-bach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=W05001702) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Neath Port Talbot. The outline is Margam and Tai-bach. - [Crime and ASB by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=W05001702) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Margam and Tai-bach. - [Population by ward](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=W05001702) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Margam and Tai-bach had 7,833 usual residents at the census. ## How Margam and Tai-bach compares Each ward against every other ward the measure covers. | Measure | Margam and Tai-bach | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | 7,833 | most populated | 34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 84% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.2% | 13th highest | 34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · Jan 2026 | | Claimant rate | 3.1% | 17th highest | 34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · Aug 2026 | ## Is Margam and Tai-bach safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Margam and Tai-bach at a rate of 87.3 per 1,000 people. That compares with 83.3 per 1,000 people across Neath Port Talbot. Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Margam and Tai-bach. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (274), other crime (146) and shoplifting (96). Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each ward, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Margam and Tai-bach alone. [See Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) - **Average house price: £165,787** (August 2026). Neath Port Talbot’s average house price was £165,787 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £36,359** (2025). Full-time workers living in Neath Port Talbot earned a median of £36,359 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 105th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 4.6×** (2025). A home in Neath Port Talbot costs 4.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 28th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Population estimate: 142,028** (2025). Neath Port Talbot’s population was an estimated 142,028 in mid-2025 (ONS population estimates). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: Mid-year population estimates, 2025. Published 1 October 2026. ## Margam and Tai-bach in brief Margam and Tai-bach had 7,833 usual residents at the census. About 84% of people in Margam and Tai-bach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Margam and Tai-bach, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. In Margam and Tai-bach, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026. ## About - Type: Ward - Code: W05001702 - Constituency: [Aberafan Maesteg †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg) - Council: [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) - Nation: [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/wales) - Area: 55.64 km² - People, mid-2024: 7,883* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 26 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency this ward mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/pyle-kenfig-hill-and-cefn-cribwr), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/port-talbot), [Cornelly](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/cornelly), [Bryn and Cwmavon](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/ward/bryn-and-cwmavon), [Llangynwyd](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/llangynwyd), [Aberkenfig](https://openindex.co.uk/bridgend/ward/aberkenfig) ## Latest updates for Margam and Tai-bach - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/W05001702 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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