Neighbourhood · Neath Port Talbot · Wales
Sandfields
Neath Port Talbot 016 · 6 sub-areas · 9,664 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (65/100)Watch-out: Families (34/100)Liveability 78/100 · Top quartileResidential
Sandfields is a settled residential pocket of Neath Port Talbot. The bigger gravitational centre is Cardiff, around 59 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
78/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Sandfields?
A snapshot of Sandfields
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; 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.
Sandfields in Neath Port Talbot
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Sandfields?
- The median monthly rent across Sandfields is £668.
- How safe is Sandfields?
- Sandfields 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 Sandfields?
- 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 21 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Sandfields?
- There are 1 schools within 2 km of Sandfields, of which 0% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 71697 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Sandfields?
- The most common council tax band in Sandfields 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 Sandfields to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Sandfields to central London is approximately 172 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 Sandfields?
- 100% of premises in Sandfields are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the average property price in Sandfields?
- The average property price across Neath Port Talbot (the local authority covering Sandfields) 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 Sandfields 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 Sandfields?
- Sandfields contains 6 local areas: Neath Port Talbot 016E, Neath Port Talbot 016D, Neath Port Talbot 016B, Neath Port Talbot 016C, Neath Port Talbot 016F…
- Where is Sandfields?
- Sandfields sits within Neath Port Talbot in the Wales region.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Sandfields
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Sandfields?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Sandfields 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 Sandfields a safe place to live?
- Sandfields has a safety score of 44/100. 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 Sandfields?
- 0% of schools within 2 km of Sandfields are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Sandfields?
- Public-transport commute time from Sandfields to central London is approximately 172 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Sandfields different from the rest of Neath Port Talbot?
- Sandfields 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 Sandfields rank in Neath Port Talbot?
- Sandfields scores 78/100 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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