Baglan
Baglan is covered by postcode districts SA11 and SA12. It is in the Neath Port Talbot council area, Wales.
Every postcode in Baglan, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 3
- In use before 2020: 259
Of the 262 postcodes in Baglan that ONS places, 3 are new since 2020 and 259 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.6279, longitude -3.8140. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 3 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Baglan?
Homes sold for a typical £154,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 240 of the 261 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Quays Medical Practice, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Briton Ferry, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Baglan?
Homes in Baglan sold for a typical £154,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £292,500 20 sales
- Semi-detached £159,500 62 sales
- Terraced £130,000 38 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SA11 district, Baglan's main postcode district: a typical £152,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Baglan: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Baglan?
3 of the 262 postcodes now in use in Baglan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 157 homes sold in Baglan were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA11 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Baglan | Across the SA11 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 120 (0%) | 0 of 394 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 157 (0%) | 4 of 528 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Baglan?
Ofcom reports on 261 of the 262 postcodes in Baglan. At 240 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How far is the station from Baglan?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Baglan is Briton Ferry Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- Briton Ferry Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- Baglan Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Neath Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Baglan?
There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Baglan. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Quays Medical Practice Phone 01639 825265 1.1 kmWalk
- Waterside Medical Practice Phone 01639 813272 1.1 kmWalk
- Fairfield Medical Centre Phone 01639 500590 2.4 kmCycle
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Baglan safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 663 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Baglan over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 51 September 2025
- 52 October 2025
- 47 November 2025
- 50 December 2025
- 49 January 2026
- 46 February 2026
- 39 March 2026
- 61 April 2026
- 55 May 2026
- 61 June 2026
- 77 July 2026
- 75 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 15, shoplifting 7, possession of weapons 6, robbery 2.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Baglan?
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Police force area
- South Wales
- Country
- Wales
- MP
- Stephen Kinnock (Labour)
All 262 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Baglan
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Neath Port Talbot about council tax Council tax, on npt.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The nearest GP practices
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Baglan postcodes
262 postcodes in use in Baglan, by district:
Those districts are all in the SA postcode area.
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Places near Baglan
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Baglan's £154,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Baglan
- What is it like to live in Baglan?
- Homes sold for a typical £154,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.2% on the 12 months before. At 240 of the 261 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The nearest GP practice is Quays Medical Practice, 1.1 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Briton Ferry, 1.2 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Baglan?
- Baglan is covered by postcode districts SA11 and SA12, across 262 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Baglan in?
- Baglan is in the Neath Port Talbot council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Baglan?
- Baglan is in the Aberafan Maesteg parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Stephen Kinnock (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Baglan?
- Homes in Baglan sold for a typical £154,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- Does Baglan have a railway station?
- Yes: Briton Ferry is 1.2 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Baglan, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Baglan?
- Ofcom reports on 261 of the 262 postcodes in Baglan. At 240 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Are new homes being built in Baglan?
- 3 of the 262 postcodes now in use in Baglan came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 157 homes sold in Baglan were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SA11 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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