Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SA10 8LQ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cilffriw Primary School | Primary | 150 m | – |
| Tonnau Primary Community School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Catwg Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Alderman Davies CIW Primary School | Primary | 2.5 km | – |
| Llangatwg Community School | Secondary | 450 m | – |
| Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive School | Secondary | 2.7 km | – |
| Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School | Secondary | 3.5 km | – |
| Cwmtawe Community School | Secondary | 6.1 km | – |
| Ty Trafle | Independent | 6.3 km | – |
Every primary near SA10 8LQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | Clwb Rygbi Tonnau | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Ynysygerwyn Cricket Club | 940 m | 2 |
| Rugby union | Neath RFC Clubhouse | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Fitness | T2 Health and Wellbeing | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC | 5.0 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Ynysymaerdy Bowling Green | 5.0 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Neath, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 839k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swansea.
The nearest bus stop is Penscynor, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 161, 164); 10 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Cilffriw Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Llangatwg Community School, 450 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 2.3 km away, with Ele's Little Kitchen closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Castle Surgery (2.3 km), with Knights Castle Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.3 km).
For a haircut, US Nails is 2.5 km away.
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Cilfrew Fish Bar is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Ynysygerwn Cricket Club the nearest pub (900 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 17% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Cadoxton Park, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Neath YMCA (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.2 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 39 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
9 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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