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SA12 8RE

Port Talbot · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Port Talbot
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA12 8RF 20 m
SA13 1BQ 71 m
SA13 1AX 74 m
SA13 1AJ 130 m
SA13 1BJ 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA12 8RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 8
Latitude
51.599830
Longitude
-3.780205
British National Grid easting
276,800
British National Grid northing
190,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Electoral ward
Port Talbot · W05001707
Parish or community
W04001027
Westminster constituency
Aberafan Maesteg · W07000081
Output area
W00005054
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 018B · W01000950
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 018 · W02000216

Postcode source versions

Explore SA12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

    Welsh establishment

    776 m

  2. St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre

    Welsh establishment

    993 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Junior School

    Welsh establishment

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 638
  • Public order 183
  • Anti social behaviour 137
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 124

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SA12 8 residents
6,865

Age bands in SA12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

983 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

650 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

1,572 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.4%

1,716 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

1,568 residents

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.

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98032

    2.1 km

  • KINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98041

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98035

    2.1 km

  • MOUNT SURGERY

    MARGAM ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA13 2BN

    ODS code W98031

    2.2 km

  • CWMAVON HEALTH CENTRE

    PENLLYN, CWMAVON, PORT TALBOT, SA12 9PY

    ODS code W98019

    2.4 km

  • QUAYS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W98040

    4.2 km

  • WATERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code W00144

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackwells

    BCT · Velindre

    0.0 miles

  • Blackwells

    BCT · Velindre

    0.0 miles

  • Trefelin Street

    BCT · Velindre

    0.1 miles

  • Villiers Street

    BCT · Velindre

    0.1 miles

  • Port Talbot Tesco

    BCT · Aberavon

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School is the nearest published school at 776 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 638 events.

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