Buying a home in SA12, Port Talbot. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£170kmost £137k–£203k

Houses per m²£2,055flats £1,967

Sold last year2141,787 in five years

Prices in Neath Port Talbot+2.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA12 sold for £169,906 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £137,385 and £202,822, for about 87 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across Port Talbot (£162,000).

214 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £98k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SA12 6 (£1,846) and the most in SA12 8 (£2,317).

Across Neath Port Talbot, prices are up 2.8% on a year ago and up 30.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £727 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £775 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in SA12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£201,673	£151k–£212k	68 m²	9
2	£151,713	£123k–£180k	72 m²	298
3	£169,906	£137k–£203k	87 m²	1,084
4	£206,226	£158k–£290k	103 m²	242
5+	£346,964	£271k–£410k	148 m²	102

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£202k	£152k	£170k	£206k	£347k
Detached	—	£197k	£270k	£319k	£381k
Semi-detached	£202k	£168k	£178k	£199k	£297k
Terraced	—	£133k	£137k	£148k	£183k
Flats	—	£98k	£89k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SA12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SA12 6	£1,846	£2,334
SA12 7	£2,104	£1,541
SA12 8	£2,317	—
SA12 9	£1,977	£1,506

Nearby areas

SA13 Port Talbot · 5 km3-bed house £148k SA11 Neath · 8 km3-bed house £152k SA10 Neath · 9 km3-bed house £192k SA7 Swansea · 9 km3-bed house £206k CF34 Maesteg · 10 km3-bed house £138k SA1 Swansea · 10 km3-bed house £152k SA6 Swansea · 12 km3-bed house £177k CF33 Bridgend · 12 km3-bed house £197k

Questions about SA12

Is SA12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% more than across Port Talbot; prices in Neath Port Talbot are up 2.8% on a year ago; 214 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SA12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SA12 sold for £169,906 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £137,385 and £202,822.

Is SA12 expensive for Port Talbot?

A 3-bedroom house in SA12 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Port Talbot (£162,000).

How many homes sell in SA12 each year?

214 homes sold in the last year and 1,787 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near SA12?

For a 3-bedroom house, SA13 (£148k, 5 km), SA11 (£152k, 8 km), CF34 (£138k, 10 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.