SA12 9EL

Bryn and Cwmavon · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Port Talbot
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA12 9ER 76 m
SA12 9EW 85 m
SA12 9EH 103 m
SA12 9EF 141 m
SA12 9EX 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA12 9EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA12
Postcode sector
SA12 9
Latitude
51.620067
Longitude
-3.752451
British National Grid easting
278,776
British National Grid northing
192,704

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Parish or community
W04001023
Westminster constituency
Aberafan Maesteg · W07000081
Output area
W00004798
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 014D · W01000901
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 014 · W02000212

Postcode source versions

Explore SA12

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Salem Road, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, SA12 9EL 11 March 2026 £135,000
9, Salem Road, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, SA12 9EL 9 June 2025 £216,595
63, Salem Road, Cwmavon, Port Talbot, SA12 9EL 15 December 2023 £178,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Blaenbaglan Primary School

    Welsh establishment

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

    Welsh establishment

    3.7 km
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Infant School

    Welsh establishment

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 135
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Public order 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Other crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
62

31 female, 31 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.1
SA12 9 residents
6,774

Age bands in SA12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,131 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

705 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,927 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,426 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA12 9 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
0%

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

5

within 5 km

  • CWMAVON HEALTH CENTRE

    PENLLYN, CWMAVON, PORT TALBOT, SA12 9PY

    ODS code W98019

    535 m

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98032

    4.2 km

  • KINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98041

    4.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98035

    4.2 km

  • MOUNT SURGERY

    MARGAM ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA13 2BN

    ODS code W98031

    4.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Salem Road

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.0 miles
  • Salem Road

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.0 miles
  • Cattybrook Terrace

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Aneddfan

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.1 miles
  • Cattybrook Terrace

    BCT · Cwmavon

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £142,500 from 8 recorded sales in SA12 9EL. 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Blaenbaglan Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 135 events.

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