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SA8 9BJ area guide

Who lives in SA8 9BJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Pontardawe
Council: Neath Port Talbot
Region: Wales
Neighbourhood population: 1,853 (2024)

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At a glance

What SA8 9BJ is like

SA8 9BJ is a postcode in the Pontardawe 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 1,853 people. 72.2% of households own their home, 9.9% rent privately and 17.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 53.2% 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.

Scores

How SA8 9BJ compares

Headline figures for SA8 9BJ, set against Wales as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 31 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

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

Household incomeMore

£46,770

Average annual income before tax, higher than 32% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SA8 9BJ differs most from the national average.

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Few private renters
Only 9.9% of households rent privately, against 17% across Wales.

Questions

SA8 9BJ FAQs

Is SA8 9BJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in Wales. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is SA8 9BJ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around SA8 9BJ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SA8 9BJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.4% of residents. 72.2% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (46.2%).

Which council covers SA8 9BJ?

The local authority for SA8 9BJ is Neath Port Talbot.

SA8 9BJ comes under Neath Port Talbot in Wales. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SA8 9BJ?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 31 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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