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SA13 2BU

Margam and Tai-bach · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Port Talbot
Ward
Margam and Tai-bach
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Postcode district
SA13
Postcode sector
SA13 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA13 2AB 71 m
SA13 2DJ 87 m
SA13 2BG 105 m
SA13 2BB 121 m
SA13 2BA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA13 2BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA13
Postcode sector
SA13 2
Latitude
51.575587
Longitude
-3.758649
British National Grid easting
278,228
British National Grid northing
187,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Electoral ward
Margam and Tai-bach · W05001702
Parish or community
W04001030
Westminster constituency
Aberafan Maesteg · W07000081
Output area
W00005134
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 019D · W01000968
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 019 · W02000217

Postcode source versions

Explore SA13

Property

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34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
218, Margam Road, Port Talbot, SA13 2BU 12 December 2025 £176,000
222, Margam Road, Port Talbot, SA13 2BU 18 July 2025 £220,000
196, Margam Road, Port Talbot, SA13 2BU 15 July 2025 £172,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Groes Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    499 m

  2. Ysgol Cwm Brombil

    Welsh establishment

    629 m

  3. Eastern Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Public order 52
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

42 female, 30 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
SA13 2 residents
8,249

Age bands in SA13 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,455 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

882 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,027 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,393 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,764 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA13 2 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
80%

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

  • MOUNT SURGERY

    MARGAM ROAD, PORT TALBOT, SA13 2BN

    ODS code W98031

    934 m

  • CWMAVON HEALTH CENTRE

    PENLLYN, CWMAVON, PORT TALBOT, SA12 9PY

    ODS code W98019

    4.6 km

  • FAIRFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98032

    4.9 km

  • KINGS SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98041

    4.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code W98035

    4.9 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

  • Blue Star Garage

    BCT · Margam

    0.1 miles

  • Blue Star Garage

    BCT · Margam

    0.1 miles

  • Twelve Nights

    BCT · Margam

    0.1 miles

  • Twelve Nights

    BCT · Margam

    0.2 miles

  • Earl Road

    BCT · Taibach

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £140,000 from 10 recorded sales in SA13 2BU. 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. Groes Primary School is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 157 events.

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