Neighbourhood · Neath Port Talbot · Wales
Aberafan
Neath Port Talbot 017 · 6 sub-areas · 9,615 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (64/100)Watch-out: Families (34/100)Liveability 77/100 · Top quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Aberafan is a commuter neighbourhood within Neath Port Talbot — train into Cardiff runs in around 51 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
77/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Aberafan?
A snapshot of Aberafan
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £668 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Aberafan in Neath Port Talbot
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Aberafan?
- The median monthly rent across Aberafan is £668.
- How safe is Aberafan?
- Aberafan has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Aberafan?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 19 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Aberafan?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Aberafan, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 70439 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Aberafan?
- The most common council tax band in Aberafan is B. Council tax is set by Neath Port Talbot council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Aberafan to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Aberafan to central London is approximately 165 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Aberafan?
- 100% of premises in Aberafan are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Aberafan?
- The average property price across Neath Port Talbot (the local authority covering Aberafan) is approximately £156,975, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Aberafan a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,709.)
- Which local areas are part of Aberafan?
- Aberafan contains 6 local areas: Neath Port Talbot 017E, Neath Port Talbot 017F, Neath Port Talbot 017C, Neath Port Talbot 017D, Neath Port Talbot 017B…
- Where is Aberafan?
- Aberafan sits within Neath Port Talbot in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Aberafan
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Aberafan?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Aberafan is £668. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Aberafan a safe place to live?
- Aberafan has a safety score of 21/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Aberafan?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Aberafan are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Aberafan?
- Public-transport commute time from Aberafan to central London is approximately 165 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Aberafan different from the rest of Neath Port Talbot?
- Aberafan contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Aberafan rank in Neath Port Talbot?
- Aberafan scores 77/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Neath Port Talbot, see the Cities table on the Neath Port Talbot page.
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