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SA8 4LF

Pontardawe · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Ward
Pontardawe
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA8 4JG 88 m
SA8 4LH 100 m
SA8 4NQ 112 m
SA8 4NE 135 m
SA8 4LG 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA8 4LF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4
Latitude
51.724025
Longitude
-3.855664
British National Grid easting
271,925
British National Grid northing
204,441

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Electoral ward
Pontardawe · W05001706
Parish or community
W04000621
Westminster constituency
Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe · W07000085
Output area
W00005026
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004D · W01000948
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004 · W02000202

Postcode source versions

Explore SA8

Property

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40 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Bryn Derwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LF 29 November 2021 £280,000
24, Bryn Derwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LF 28 February 2020 £183,000
12, Bryn Derwen, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LF 19 February 2020 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. YGG Pontardawe

    Welsh establishment

    347 m

  2. Cwmtawe Community School

    Welsh establishment

    930 m

  3. Llangiwg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
548
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 255
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Public order 57
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

30 female, 34 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.3
SA8 4 residents
7,886

Age bands in SA8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

1,372 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

873 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

1,926 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,206 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

1,675 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SA8 4 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

2

within 5 km

  • PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    TAWE TERRACE, ALLOY INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PONTARDAWE, SWANSEA, SA8 4JU

    ODS code W98001

    772 m

  • CWMTAWE MEDICAL GROUP

    80 HIGH STREET, CLYDACH, SWANSEA, SA6 5LN

    ODS code W98022

    4.0 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

  • Alltywerin

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.1 miles

  • East Crossways

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.1 miles

  • East Crossways

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.1 miles

  • Compass Row

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.1 miles

  • Kitty`s

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £280,000 from 1 recorded sale in SA8 4LF. 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. YGG Pontardawe is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

548 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 255 events.

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