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Thinking of living at SA8 4AL? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| YGG Trebannws | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Alltwen Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| YGG Pontardawe | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Rhydyfro Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Llangiwg Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | – |
| Cwmtawe Community School | Secondary | 750 m | – |
| Birchgrove | Secondary | 4.9 km | – |
| Morriston Comprehensive | Secondary | 5.9 km | – |
Every primary near SA8 4AL, 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 | Pontardawe RFC | 560 m | 5 |
| Golf | Pontardawe Golf Club Pole Transformer | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Football | Pontardawe AFC | 300 m | 2 |
| Rugby union | Trebanos RFC | 880 m | 1 |
| Swimming | Pontardawe Swimming Pool | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Dynamic Rock | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Ynystawe Cricket Club | 4.9 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 Skewen, a drive away (5.9 km), with 44k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Swansea.
The nearest bus stop is Craig Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 905); 1 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is YGG Trebannws, about a 5-minute walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Cwmtawe Community School, 750 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Supermarkets, 650 m away, with Fresh2Lips Catering closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Pontardawe Primary Care Centre (1.0 km), with Pontardawe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (850 m).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 13 restaurants and cafés, 14 pubs and bars.
Rosselli's Coffee House is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Trebanos Rugby the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Lon Tanyrallt Park, 500 m away; for exercise, Pontardawe Leisure Centre (300 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Cardiff is 50 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 87 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 40% 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.
7 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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