SA8 4LU

Pontardawe · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Swansea
Local authority
Neath Port Talbot
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SA8 4LW 123 m
SA8 4NY 170 m
SA8 4PT 197 m
SA8 4PU 201 m
SA8 4NA 215 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA8 4LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4
Latitude
51.726292
Longitude
-3.861318
British National Grid easting
271,541
British National Grid northing
204,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Parish or community
W04000621
Output area
W00005028
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004C · W01000947
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004 · W02000202

Postcode source versions

Explore SA8

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Gelligron Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LU 14 March 2024 £260,000
9, Gelligron Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LU 28 October 2022 £150,000
Glynteg House, Gelligron Road, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LU 5 January 2021 £570,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. YGG Pontardawe

    Welsh establishment

    703 m
  2. Rhydyfro Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    809 m
  3. Cwmtawe Community School

    Welsh establishment

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
496
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 229
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Public order 52
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

25 female, 29 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.7% 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

    1.2 km

  • 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

  • Re-habilitation Unit

    BCT · Gelli-gron

    0.0 miles
  • Ffordd Cefn Llan

    BCT · Rhyd-y-fro

    0.1 miles
  • Rhyd-y-Fro

    BCT · Gelli-gron

    0.1 miles
  • Rhyd-y-Fro

    BCT · Gelli-gron

    0.1 miles
  • Cefn Llan Stores

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.2 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £205,000 from 2 recorded sales in SA8 4LU. 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. YGG Pontardawe is the nearest published school at 703 m.

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

Recorded crime

496 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 229 events.

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