Is Neath Port Talbot a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Neath Port Talbot, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,665 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Neath Port Talbot, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,665 postcodes
Wales average £215,037 (+2.6% in a year, +22.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Neath Port Talbot sold for £168,082 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. Across Neath Port Talbot, police record 83 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
Neath station is 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; the nearest park, Parc Gwledig Ystad y Gnoll, is 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Across Neath Port Talbot, police record 83 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Neath Port Talbot sold for £168,082 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £263,223, semi-detached £170,979, terraced £142,125, flats £84,377. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
Neath is 0.9 mi away, about a 19 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £36,615 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £43,617 across Wales.