# SA12

Postcode district covering Port Talbot, Sandfields and Aberavon, in Neath Port Talbot.

SA12 is a postcode district covering Port Talbot, Sandfields and Aberavon, in Neath Port Talbot. Median sale price £162,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SA12. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SA12 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £162,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SA12 was £162,000 in 2025. Joint 163rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 32,698** (2021). SA12 had 32,698 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 765th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in SA12 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/postcode/sa12#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.0%** (January 2026). In SA12, 93.0% 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/postcode/sa12#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SA12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 39% of people in SA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SA12) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 387 homes were sold in SA12 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SA12) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SA12.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SA12) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SA12 had 32,698 usual residents at the census.

## How SA12 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SA12 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £162,000 | 6th cheapest | 49 postcode districts, SA · 2025 |
| Population | 32,698 | 9th most populated | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 39% | 3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 52 postcode districts, SA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.0% | 6th highest | 52 postcode districts, SA · Jan 2026 |

## Is SA12 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SA12 at a rate of 91.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.6 per 1,000 people across the SA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 355 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SA12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,250), other crime (598) and anti-social behaviour (515).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SA12 was 94.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in SA12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SA12 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (Wales’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in Wales.

## Neighbourhoods in SA12

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Neath Port Talbot 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000899) | 1,877 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000900) | 1,576 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.1% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000901) | 1,667 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.9% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000945) | 1,156 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 66.4% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000889) | 1,807 | 98.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.3% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000890) | 1,535 | 17.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000891) | 1,440 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.9% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000892) | 1,969 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.0% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000883) | 1,319 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.1% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000958) | 1,553 | 95.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000961) | 1,584 | 100.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000962) | 1,535 | 121.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000963) | 1,856 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000964) | 1,810 | 134.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000884) | 1,281 | 197.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.2% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000885) | 1,452 | 133.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.7% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000886) | 1,621 | 135.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.7% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000957) | 1,616 | 150.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000959) | 1,723 | 136.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.4% |
| [Neath Port Talbot 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/neighbourhood/w01000960) | 1,772 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.4% |

## Your MP

- [Aberafan Maesteg](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg): Stephen Kinnock (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.

## Middle areas in SA12

[Aberafan](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/aberafan), [Baglan](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/baglan), [Cwmafan & Bryn](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/cwmafan-and-bryn), [Sandfields](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot/sandfields)

## Postcode sectors in SA12

[SA12 6 (251 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12-6), [SA12 7 (196 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12-7), [SA12 8 (154 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12-8), [SA12 9 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12-9)

## Council

[Neath Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot)

## Towns in SA12

[Baglan](https://openindex.co.uk/town/baglan), [Port Talbot](https://openindex.co.uk/town/port-talbot)

## Postcode districts next to SA12

[SA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa11), [SA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa13)

## Nearest rail stations

[Baglan (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.8111,51.6155), [Port Talbot Parkway (2.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.7813,51.5917), [Briton Ferry (3.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.8192,51.6379), [Neath (5.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.8072,51.6624)

## More in the SA postcode area

[All SA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SA12 in brief

SA12 is a postcode district covering Port Talbot, Sandfields and Aberavon, in Neath Port Talbot.
About 32,937 people lived in SA12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £162,000 in 2025 across 387 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 91.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SA12 was £162,000 in 2025.
SA12 had 32,698 usual residents at the census.
About 39% of people in SA12 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SA12, 93.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SA12
- Postcode area: [SA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa)
- Constituency: [Aberafan Maesteg †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/aberafan-maesteg)
- Council: [Neath Port Talbot †](https://openindex.co.uk/neath-port-talbot)
- Area: 44.70 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,937*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 111

* 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, council and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa11), [SA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa13)

## Latest updates for SA12

- 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/SA12

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12#f-house-sales-median-price.

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 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sa12