SA8 4TP

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 4TU 1.1 km
SA8 4TN 1.3 km
SA8 4ST 1.3 km
SA8 4TE 1.4 km
SA8 4TQ 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SA8 4TP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SA
Postcode district
SA8
Postcode sector
SA8 4
Latitude
51.751715
Longitude
-3.854380
British National Grid easting
272,092
British National Grid northing
207,518

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

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gellilwca Fawr Farm, Gwrhyd Road, Rhydyfro, Swansea, SA8 4TP 30 May 2025 £600,000
Cwmyrheol, Gwrhyd Road, Rhydyfro, Swansea, SA8 4TP 11 December 2008 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
9
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Rhydyfro Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.1 km
  2. Llangiwg Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    2.8 km
  3. YGG Pontardawe

    Welsh establishment

    2.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
25%
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PONTARDAWE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code W98001

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Cwm Cartref Nursing Home

    BCT · Rhyd-y-fro

    1.1 miles
  • Cwm Cartref Nursing Home

    BCT · Rhyd-y-fro

    1.1 miles
  • Abernant Garth Farm

    BCT · Cwmgors

    1.1 miles
  • Royal Oak

    BCT · Rhyd-y-fro

    1.3 miles
  • Waunsterw

    BCT · Gelli-gron

    1.5 miles

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £600,000 from 1 recorded sale in SA8 4TP. 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Rhydyfro Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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