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Thinking of living at SA11 3AA? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderman Davies CIW Primary School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| YGG Castell-nedd | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Gnoll Primary School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive School | Secondary | 900 m | – |
| Llangatwg Community School | Secondary | 2.1 km | – |
| Cefn Saeson Comprehensive School | Secondary | 2.2 km | – |
| Ty Trafle | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
Every primary near SA11 3AA, 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 union | The Gnoll | 320 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Memorial Ground | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Briton Ferry Rugby & Cricket Social Club | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Ynysymaerdy Bowling Green | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | T2 Health and Wellbeing | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Racquet | Virgin Active - Glamorgan Health and Racquets Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Monkstone Cruising and Sailing Club | 4.3 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 few minutes' walk (400 m), with 839k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swansea.
The nearest bus stop is Neath Bus Station 1, 100 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (routes 202, 155, 153, 164); 53 departures an hour from the 22 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Alderman Davies CIW Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Dwr Y Felin Comprehensive School, 900 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 300 m away, with Rosa's Bakery & Shop closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Gardens Surgery (200 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Brothers is 300 m away.
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 45 restaurants and cafés and 19 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
St Davids Church is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Cross Keys the nearest pub (under 50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (30 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 222 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 4% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 59% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Victoria Gardens, 100 m away; for exercise, Neath Leisure Centre (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Cardiff is 43 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 81 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.
50 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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