SA8 4SY

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 4SX 706 m
SA8 4RX 1.2 km
SA18 1DR 1.6 km
SA18 1RW 1.7 km
SA18 1RP 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA8 4SY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4
Latitude
51.756851
Longitude
-3.879195
British National Grid easting
270,394
British National Grid northing
208,133

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
Wales · W92000004
Region
W99999999
Local authority district
Neath Port Talbot · W06000012
Parish or community
W04000621
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

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Plasnewydd, Pontardawe Road, Rhydyfro, Swansea, SA8 4SY 17 February 2025 £420,000
Woodland, Pontardawe Road, Rhydyfro, Swansea, SA8 4SY 4 September 2009 £193,000
Woodland, Pontardawe Road, Rhydyfro, Swansea, SA8 4SY 23 May 2002 £79,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Rhydyfro Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km
  2. Tairgwaith Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km
  3. YGG Pontardawe

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

9 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
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 0.2% 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+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
42.9%
Gigabit-capable
42.9%
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 straight-line

  • AMMAN TAWE PARTNERSHIP

    1 GRAIG ROAD, GWAUN CAE GURWEN, AMMANFORD, SA18 1EG

    ODS code W00142

    4.1 km

  • PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98001

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Abernant Garth Farm

    BCT · Cwmgors

    0.0 miles
  • Abernant Garth Farm

    BCT · Cwmgors

    0.2 miles
  • Old Star Inn

    BCT · Cwmgors

    0.8 miles
  • Old Star Inn

    BCT · Cwmgors

    0.8 miles
  • Heol-y-Gors

    BCT · Cwmgors

    1.0 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £420,000 from 1 recorded sale in SA8 4SY. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rhydyfro Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 2 events.

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