Neighbourhood · Neath Port Talbot
Sandfields: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Sandfields neighbourhood of Neath Port Talbot, Wales (ONS area Neath Port Talbot 016). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SA12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SA12 7EP.
One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales, showing clear signs of gentrification
Sandfields is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in Wales; it shows clear signs of gentrification against Neath Port Talbot (4 of 19 signals rising, 3 falling). Houses here typically resell for £156,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Neath Port Talbot (1.1 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Baglan, is about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£156,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +53% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most income-deprived
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Clear signs
Weighted balance +0.23; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Average household income
£36,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Sandfields sits in Neath Port Talbot
- Typical house price: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Neath Port Talbot
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Neath Port Talbot
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Sandfields
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Neath Port Talbot, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Resale prices
- Solar and heat pumps
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Borough against the region
Falling behind the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Air quality
- Homes selling
Stations nearby
Nearest station
- Baglan Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 48 min) and Swansea (about 26 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Questions about Sandfields
What is the typical house price in Sandfields?
£156,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +53% against 2017-2019.
How does Sandfields compare with the rest of Neath Port Talbot?
Typical house price: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Neath Port Talbot. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Neath Port Talbot.
Is Sandfields an affluent area?
Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Sandfields gentrifying?
Clear signs. Weighted balance +0.23; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Sandfields?
Baglan. Railway station, about a 20-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 1.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Transport for Wales to Cardiff Central (about 48 min) and Swansea (about 26 min).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.