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SA8 4SH

Pontardawe · Neath Port Talbot · Wales

Updated September 2026

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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 4JT 179 m
SA8 4NN 266 m
SA8 4LL 284 m
SA8 4NL 309 m
SA8 4NS 321 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA8 4SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4
Latitude
51.728666
Longitude
-3.852176
British National Grid easting
272,179
British National Grid northing
204,951

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
W00005034
Lower layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004B · W01000946
Middle layer super output area
Neath Port Talbot 004 · W02000202

Postcode source versions

Explore SA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. YGG Pontardawe

    Welsh establishment

    361 m

  2. Llangiwg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    733 m

  3. Rhydyfro Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 251
  • Public order 58
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Shoplifting 38

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
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% 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98001

    1.1 km

  • CWMTAWE MEDICAL GROUP

    80 HIGH STREET, CLYDACH, SWANSEA, SA6 5LN

    ODS code W98022

    4.6 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

  • Fairway Drive

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.2 miles

  • Cefn Llan Stores

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.3 miles

  • East Crossways

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.3 miles

  • East Crossways

    BCT · Pontardawe

    0.3 miles

  • Gelliderw

    BCT · Gelli-gron

    0.3 miles

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. YGG Pontardawe is the nearest published school at 361 m.

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

Recorded crime

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 251 events.

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