SA12 6AS area guide
Who lives in SA12 6AS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,731 (2024)
SA12 6ASPort Talbot
What SA12 6AS is like
SA12 6AS is a postcode in the Aberafan 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 1,731 people. 72% of households own their home, 17.4% rent privately and 10.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 51% 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 SA12 6 sold for a median of £150,000 over the year to August 2026.
How SA12 6AS compares
Headline figures for SA12 6AS, set against Wales as a whole.
Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in Wales) to 10 (least deprived).
Around the middle: 22.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.
Average annual income before tax, higher than 3% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Worth knowing before you invest
Where SA12 6AS differs most from the national average.
- 01Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SA12 6 is down 6.2% on the year before.
SA12 6AS FAQs
01Is SA12 6AS a good place to live?Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.
02How much does a house cost in SA12 6AS?The median sale price over the last year was £150,000.
The median sale price over the last year was £150,000.
03Is SA12 6AS safe?How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
How recorded crime here compares with the national average.
04Who lives in SA12 6AS?Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
Age, home ownership and housing from the census.
05Which council covers SA12 6AS?The local authority for SA12 6AS is Neath Port Talbot.
The local authority for SA12 6AS is Neath Port Talbot.
06How well connected is SA12 6AS?Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.
Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.
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.