# SA1 8QR: area report for a postcode in Neath Port Talbot

SA1 8QR is a postcode in Neath Port Talbot.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Neath Port Talbot. Open the map at SA1 8QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) › [SA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1) › [SA1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Neath Port Talbot 010I: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **Briton Ferry, 3.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **In flood zone 2**: A medium chance of flooding, ignoring defences. (Outline) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-zones?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **Wales’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Neath Port Talbot 010I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-wales?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **£168,082 average price**: For the whole of Neath Port Talbot, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **7% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Crymlyn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crymlyn-primary-school-w6712134) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Ofsted inspects schools in England only | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £190,200 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| July 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| November 2025 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 590 m |
| December 2023 | £172,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 590 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £168,082** (July 2026). Neath Port Talbot’s average house price was £168,082 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 31st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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.

## Neath Port Talbot 010I (Neighbourhood)

- **Median sale price: £214,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Neath Port Talbot 010I was £214,000 in 2025. Joint 7,846th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,409** (2021). Neath Port Talbot 010I had 3,409 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 47th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 61.2%** (January 2026). In Neath Port Talbot 010I, 61.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 0.4%** (August 2026). In Neath Port Talbot 010I, 0.4% 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.

## SA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA1 was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 88th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,694** (2021). SA1 had 51,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 177th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in SA1 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In SA1, 93.5% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot)
- Centre: 51.6246, -3.8615

Council: [Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot) (Welsh council, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Neath and Swansea East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/neath-and-swansea-east): Carolyn Harris (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood zones](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-zones) (Outline)
- [Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-wales), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.8615,51.6246,SA18QR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-8qr.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa1-8qr