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Transport in SA12 6BQ

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near SA12 6BQ, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Aberafan
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,405 (2024)
Transport

How well connected SA12 6BQ is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from SA12 6BQ itself. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity
5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
50
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
0
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.9 miles
  • 02
    Baglan Rail Station
    Rail station
    1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: Moorland Road, 0.2 miles away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.7% of working residents in the SA12 6BQ area mostly work from home, below the Wales average of 25.6%. 54.7% drive to work.

SA12 6BQWales
Work from home20.7%25.6%
Drive54.7%56.5%
Car passenger6%4.8%
Bus or coach1.2%2.3%
Train0.7%0.8%
Underground, metro or tram0%0%
On foot11.9%7.1%
Bicycle1.7%1.1%
Other3.1%1.8%
Cars

Car ownership

33.1% of households in the SA12 6BQ area have no car or van, well above the Wales average of 19.4%.

SA12 6BQWales
No car or van33.1%19.4%
143.3%41.7%
218.3%28.1%
3 or more5.2%10.7%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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