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SA12 6AE

Sandfields East · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Port Talbot
Ward
Sandfields East
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA12 6BY 98 m
SA12 6BU 99 m
SA12 6DF 102 m
SA12 6AG 103 m
SA12 6AL 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA12 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 6
Latitude
51.590387
Longitude
-3.800364
British National Grid easting
275,378
British National Grid northing
189,484

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Electoral ward
Sandfields East · W05001710
Parish or community
W04001028
Westminster constituency
Aberafan Maesteg · W07000081
Output area
W00005090
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 017F · W01000960
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 017 · W02000215

Postcode source versions

Explore SA12

Property

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32 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Ruskin Avenue, Port Talbot, SA12 6AE 15 December 2025 £180,000
29, Ruskin Avenue, Port Talbot, SA12 6AE 14 July 2023 £150,000
41, Ruskin Avenue, Port Talbot, SA12 6AE 17 March 2023 £109,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Tywyn Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    485 m

  2. Sandfields Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    626 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

    Welsh establishment

    980 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,992
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 875
  • Public order 249
  • Shoplifting 209
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 153

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
128

69 female, 59 male

Postcode households
52
Residents per household
2.5
SA12 6 residents
10,595

Age bands in SA12 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,000 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,112 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,814 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

2,803 residents

Age 65 and over
18.4%

1,964 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA12 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
23.2%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    FAIRFIELD SURGERY, PORT TALBOT RESOURCE CENTRE, MOOR ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA12 7BJ

    ODS code W98032

    1.9 km

  • KINGS SURGERY

    PRIMARY CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, MOOR ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA12 7BJ

    ODS code W98041

    1.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    PORT TALBOT RESOURCE CENTRE, MOOR ROAD, NEATH, PORT TALBOT, SA12 7BJ

    ODS code W98035

    1.9 km

  • MOUNT SURGERY

    MARGAM ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA13 2BN

    ODS code W98031

    2.5 km

  • QUAYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRITON FERRY HEALTH CENTRE, BRUNEL WAY, BAGLAN ENERGY PARK, BRITON FERRY, NEATH, SA11 2FP

    ODS code W98040

    4.1 km

  • WATERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BRITON FERRY HEALTH CENTR, BRUNEL WAY, NEATH, SA11 2FP

    ODS code W00144

    4.1 km

  • CWMAVON HEALTH CENTRE

    PENLLYN, CWMAVON, PORT TALBOT, SA12 9PY

    ODS code W98019

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ruskin Avenue

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.1 miles

  • Ruskin Avenue

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.1 miles

  • Newbridge Road

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.1 miles

  • Newbridge Road

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.1 miles

  • Lake Road

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.1 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £132,500 from 6 recorded sales in SA12 6AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Neath Port Talbot is £162,967 in June 2026, up 1.3% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Tywyn Primary School is the nearest published school at 485 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,992 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 875 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.