Living in SA8, Neath Port Talbot
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SA8 in Neath Port Talbot. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central SA8 sold at a median of £195,000 across 78 recorded sales, below the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Neath Port Talbot are up 2.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Police recorded 58 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 16 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Neath Port Talbot: £168,082, up 2.9% on a year ago (July 2026).
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Council tax at Band D in Neath Port Talbot: £2,541 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare SA8 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SA8 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around SA8
78 recorded home sales on the streets around central SA8 in the last 2 years, with a median of £195,000 and a range from £60,000 to £623,230. Mostly semi-detached houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Brecon Road, SA8 4PD | Detached | £240,000 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| 69 Lon Hir, SA8 3DE | Semi-detached | £144,000 | 11 Aug 2026 |
| 70 Dyffryn Road, SA8 3BY | Semi-detached | £240,000 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Unit 1 High Street, SA8 4HU | Terraced | £145,000 | 20 Jul 2026 |
| 32 Grove Road, SA8 4HH | Semi-detached | £170,000 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| 27 Alltwen Hill, SA8 3AB | Semi-detached | £190,000 | 13 Jul 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
No Ofsted-rated schools found within range of SA8.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 18.6% |
| Associate professional and technical | 13.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial | 11.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 11.3% |
| Skilled trades | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How SA8 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: over-65s, up 5.3 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of SA8 (W01000948, 1,811 residents in 2021, up 1.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: over-65s, up 5.3 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61.2% | 63.9% | +2.7 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 17.2% | 15.3% | -1.9 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 19.1% | 20.5% | +1.4 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 13.4% | 12.8% | -0.6 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 19.8% | 25.1% | +5.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 24.9% | 29.0% | +4.1 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 3.5% | 4.0% | +0.5 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 72.3% | 74.7% | +2.4 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 97.3% | 97.3% | 0.0 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
58 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SA8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Not mapped here for Wales. The flood data on this site is the Environment Agency's, which covers England only. Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning for Wales, where an address in SA8 can be looked up.
Getting around & nearby essentials
2 supermarkets, 2 pharmacies, 9 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs within a mile of central SA8.
Buses from the centre of SA8
Best-served stop: Thomas Street, with 0.3 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SA8 is Thomas Street: 0.3 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 09:16, last 17:16. Routes there: BDF1, 903, 905. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
Common questions about SA8
What is the average house price in SA8?
The average sold price in Neath Port Talbot is £168,082 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in SA8?
Prices in Neath Port Talbot are up 2.9% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in SA8?
The median of 78 recorded sales around central SA8 in the last 2 years is £195,000, ranging from £60,000 to £623,230 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
How much crime is there in SA8?
58 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA8 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is SA8 at risk of flooding?
The flood maps this site reads are the Environment Agency's, which cover England only, so they say nothing about SA8. For Wales, Natural Resources Wales publishes the Flood Map for Planning, which shows the risk at a specific address.
Is SA8 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: the median home sells for £195,000; 58 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is SA8 safe?
58 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SA8 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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