SA12 6BD postcode in Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot

SA12 6BD is a postcode in Port Talbot, in the Sandfields East ward of Neath Port Talbot. It is in the Aberafan Maesteg parliamentary constituency and the South Wales police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SA12 6BD can get it Across Neath Port Talbot: 83% Typical price £149,000 Homes sold in SA12 6, last 12 months. ▼ 6.9% on the year before Council tax around here Band B the most common band in the neighbourhood, 57% of homes Nearest station Port Talbot Parkway 1.7 km in a straight line

Where SA12 6BD is, and what is near it

Map of SA12 6BD and what is near it Map of SA12 6BD: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the SA12 6 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SA12 6AB: also in SA12 6SA12 6AD: also in SA12 6SA12 6AE: also in SA12 6SA12 6AF: also in SA12 6SA12 6AG: also in SA12 6SA12 6AH: also in SA12 6SA12 6AL: also in SA12 6SA12 6AN: also in SA12 6SA12 6AP: also in SA12 6SA12 6AR: also in SA12 6SA12 6AS: also in SA12 6SA12 6AT: also in SA12 6SA12 6AU: also in SA12 6SA12 6AW: also in SA12 6SA12 6AY: also in SA12 6SA12 6BB: also in SA12 6SA12 6BE: also in SA12 6SA12 6BG: also in SA12 6SA12 6BH: also in SA12 6SA12 6BJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6BL: also in SA12 6SA12 6BN: also in SA12 6SA12 6BP: also in SA12 6SA12 6BQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6BR: also in SA12 6SA12 6BS: also in SA12 6SA12 6BT: also in SA12 6SA12 6BU: also in SA12 6SA12 6BW: also in SA12 6SA12 6BX: also in SA12 6SA12 6BY: also in SA12 6SA12 6BZ: also in SA12 6SA12 6DB: also in SA12 6SA12 6DF: also in SA12 6SA12 6DG: also in SA12 6SA12 6DJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6DL: also in SA12 6SA12 6DN: also in SA12 6SA12 6DP: also in SA12 6SA12 6DQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6DW: also in SA12 6SA12 6DX: also in SA12 6SA12 6EJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6EP: also in SA12 6SA12 6EQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6EX: also in SA12 6SA12 6FA: also in SA12 6SA12 6FB: also in SA12 6SA12 6HJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6HQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6HX: also in SA12 6SA12 6HZ: also in SA12 6SA12 6JA: also in SA12 6SA12 6JB: also in SA12 6SA12 6JD: also in SA12 6SA12 6JE: also in SA12 6SA12 6JF: also in SA12 6SA12 6JG: also in SA12 6SA12 6JH: also in SA12 6SA12 6JJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6JL: also in SA12 6SA12 6JN: also in SA12 6SA12 6JP: also in SA12 6SA12 6JQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6JR: also in SA12 6SA12 6JS: also in SA12 6SA12 6JT: also in SA12 6SA12 6JU: also in SA12 6SA12 6JW: also in SA12 6SA12 6JX: also in SA12 6SA12 6JY: also in SA12 6SA12 6JZ: also in SA12 6SA12 6LA: also in SA12 6SA12 6LB: also in SA12 6SA12 6LE: also in SA12 6SA12 6LF: also in SA12 6SA12 6LG: also in SA12 6SA12 6LH: also in SA12 6SA12 6LJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6LL: also in SA12 6SA12 6LN: also in SA12 6SA12 6LP: also in SA12 6SA12 6LQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6LT: also in SA12 6SA12 6LU: also in SA12 6SA12 6LW: also in SA12 6SA12 6LX: also in SA12 6SA12 6LY: also in SA12 6SA12 6LZ: also in SA12 6SA12 6NA: also in SA12 6SA12 6NB: also in SA12 6SA12 6ND: also in SA12 6SA12 6NE: also in SA12 6SA12 6NF: also in SA12 6SA12 6NG: also in SA12 6SA12 6NH: also in SA12 6SA12 6NL: also in SA12 6SA12 6NN: also in SA12 6SA12 6NP: also in SA12 6SA12 6NR: also in SA12 6SA12 6NS: also in SA12 6SA12 6NT: also in SA12 6SA12 6NW: also in SA12 6SA12 6PE: also in SA12 6SA12 6PF: also in SA12 6SA12 6PG: also in SA12 6SA12 6PH: also in SA12 6SA12 6PL: also in SA12 6SA12 6PN: also in SA12 6SA12 6PP: also in SA12 6SA12 6PR: also in SA12 6SA12 6PS: also in SA12 6SA12 6PT: also in SA12 6SA12 6PW: also in SA12 6SA12 6PY: also in SA12 6SA12 6QF: also in SA12 6SA12 6QG: also in SA12 6SA12 6QH: also in SA12 6SA12 6QJ: also in SA12 6SA12 6QL: also in SA12 6SA12 6QN: also in SA12 6SA12 6QP: also in SA12 6SA12 6QQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6QW: also in SA12 6SA12 6RA: also in SA12 6SA12 6RB: also in SA12 6SA12 6RD: also in SA12 6SA12 6RE: also in SA12 6SA12 6RF: also in SA12 6SA12 6RG: also in SA12 6SA12 6RL: also in SA12 6SA12 6SA: also in SA12 6SA12 6SB: also in SA12 6SA12 6SP: also in SA12 6SA12 6SQ: also in SA12 6SA12 6SS: also in SA12 6SA12 6ST: also in SA12 6SA12 6SW: also in SA12 6SA12 6TT: also in SA12 6SA12 6UA: also in SA12 6SA12 6UB: also in SA12 6SA12 6UD: also in SA12 6 4 places, 2.1–3.1 kmPort Talbot SA12 6BD Map of SA12 6BD and what is near it Map of SA12 6BD: its centre point, with the 250 other postcodes in the SA12 6 sector, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 4 places, 2.1–3.1 kmPort Talbot SA12 6BD
  • SA12 6BD
  • Other postcodes in SA12 6: press one for its page
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.5879, longitude -3.8046)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SA12 6BD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SA12 6BD?

Every home and business at SA12 6BD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SA12 6BD 100% Neath Port Talbot 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SA12 6BD 100% Neath Port Talbot 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SA12 6BD?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SA12 6BD.

Check the bin days for SA12 6BD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

What do homes sell for near SA12 6BD?

Homes in SA12 6 sold for a typical £149,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 104 sales, down 6.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£149,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£159,995 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 6.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £322,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £165,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £137,500 52 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £80,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SA12 district: a typical £166,050 from 265 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SA12 6BD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SA12 6BD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SA12 6BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around SA12 6BD. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (36%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SA12 6BD

Band D in Neath Port Talbot for 2026‑27: £2,541. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,694 (band A) to £3,671 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,977.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 140 (16%)£1,694
Band Babout 500 (57%)£1,977
Band Cabout 140 (16%)£2,259
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,541
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,106
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,671
Band Gfewer than 5£4,236
Band Hfewer than 5£5,083

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 36% 1919 to 1939
  4. 31% 1945 to 1964
  5. 1% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Neath Port Talbot before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Welsh Government (StatsWales), Composition of average band D council tax by billing authority, published 24 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SA12 6BD is in (ONS area W01000960), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SA12 6BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SA12 6BD is Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Port Talbot Parkway Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Baglan Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cronin Avenue, 153 m away.

More stations near SA12 6BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SA12 6BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SA12 6BD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SA12 6BD?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SA12 6BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SA12 6BD?

The nearest to the centre of SA12 6BD, in a straight line.

  • My Dentist 1.7 kmCycle
  • Dental Surgery, 41 Forge Road 2.0 kmCycle
  • Dental Surgery, 116 Talbot Road 2.0 kmCycle

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SA12 6BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SA12 6BD, in a straight line. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Wales, through the NHS Organisation Data Service, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SA12 6BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SA12 6BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

How much crime is there near SA12 6BD?

Police.uk records 180 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SA12 6BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour57 reports
Violence and sexual offences50 reports
Shoplifting21 reports
Public order20 reports
Other theft11 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, other crime 3, theft from the person 2, drugs 2, robbery 2, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SA12 6BD

Ward
Sandfields East
Community
Sandfields East
Country
Wales
Built-up area
Port Talbot
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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