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SA10 8DX area guide

Who lives in SA10 8DX, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Neath Abbey
Council: Neath Port Talbot
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 2,446 (2024)

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At a glance

What SA10 8DX is like

SA10 8DX is a postcode in the Neath Abbey area of Neath Port Talbot. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,446 people. 83.8% of households own their home, 8.4% rent privately and 7.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 46.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for Wales. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SA10 8 sold for a median of £186,250 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SA10 8DX compares

Headline figures for SA10 8DX, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£186,250

Median over 60 sales in SA10 8, −13.4% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 19 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

7 schools within 1 mile. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£39,436

Average annual income before tax, higher than 10% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA10 8DX differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SA10 8 is down 13.4% on the year before.
02
An older population
32.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 21.3% across Wales.
03
Few private renters
Only 8.4% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
83.8% of households own their home, against 66.1% across Wales.

Questions

SA10 8DX FAQs

Is SA10 8DX a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SA10 8DX?

The median sale price over the last year was £186,250.

Homes in SA10 8 sold for a median of £186,250 across 60 sales in the year to August 2026, −13.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SA10 8DX safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA10 8DX, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SA10 8DX?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.9% of residents. 83.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (49.5%).

Which council covers SA10 8DX?

The local authority for SA10 8DX is Neath Port Talbot.

SA10 8DX comes under Neath Port Talbot in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA10 8DX?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 19 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Neath Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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