AREA DECISION REPORT

Neath Port Talbot area decision report

Promising shortlist area

Median affordability sits at 4.5x in 2025, which reads as accessible. Gigabit availability is 78.6% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 98.5% and 5G reaches 0% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 23 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: Accessible at 4.5xSchools: 22 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 78.6%Mobile: 4G 98.5% · 5G 0%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £145,000Based on 10,553 sales · Latest sale in data: 23 Feb 2026
  • Affordability AccessibleMedian ratio 4.5x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 78.6%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 98.5%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

Accessible at 4.5x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 4.5x in 2025, with a median house price of £164,998 and residence earnings of £36,359.

Broadband

Gigabit 78.6%

Gigabit availability is 78.6%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.

Mobile

4G 98.5% · 5G 0%

4G strong-coverage share is 98.5%, with 5G at 0% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Neath Port Talbot in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

22 nearby school rows

22 nearby school rows matched postcode area SA12 6EQ for Neath Port Talbot. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

1,278 mapped stops

Neath Port Talbot currently links 1,278 mapped transport stops, including 1,261 local bus or tram access points and 17 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,265 stops are marked active and 13 inactive. Top localities include Baglan (71), Aberavon (70), Cimla (58).

Local business

Local businesses unavailable

Local business context is unavailable for Neath Port Talbot from the current OSM amenity rollup.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Neath Port Talbot.

Crime

Latest month 849

Neath Port Talbot recorded 849 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 10,715, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. South Wales Police contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

Use this area-level amenity signal as an early prompt only while the local-business seam fills in for Neath Port Talbot.

Amenity availability

Local business coverage is partial

Basis: source temporarily unavailable. The area local-business rollup could not be read from the current OSM seam.

Compare against another area

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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SA12 6EQ

SA12 6EQ has 67 recorded sales with a median sold price of £239,995.

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SA12 6FA

SA12 6FA has 45 recorded sales with a median sold price of £259,995.

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SA8 3DP

SA8 3DP has 31 recorded sales with a median sold price of £285,000.

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School comparison

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