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Port Talbot

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South Neath Port Talbot. About 5,818 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Port Talbot, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
5,753
3,388th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.3%
2,571st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Port Talbot compares

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Population34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · 2021
Population: every ward in Neath Port Talbot34 areas from 1,584 to 7,833. The middle area is 4,054. Port Talbot is 5,753.
5,7537th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Neath Port Talbot34 areas from 0.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 91.2%. Port Talbot is 95.7%.
95.7%12th highest
Claimant rate34 wards, Neath Port Talbot · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Neath Port Talbot34 areas from 0.6% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.1%. Port Talbot is 4.8%.
4.8%2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6434 wards, Neath Port Talbot · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Neath Port Talbot34 areas from 53.9% to 79.5%. The middle area is 62.1%. Port Talbot is 64.3%.
64.3%joint 3rd highest

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 Port Talbot 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
Port Talbot in brief

Port Talbot had 5,753 usual residents at the census.

In Port Talbot, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Port Talbot, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.3% of residents in Port Talbot were aged 15 to 64 at the census.