ALICE STREET, SA11 1BN House Prices & Local Information

SA11 1BN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Alice Street, 0.3km from Melincryddan in Neath. Administratively it sits within Neath East ward and the Neath constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SA11 1BN is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. The daytime character shifts — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. With an average age of 46, this is established family country — quiet streets, strong community ties, and low rental churn. 37% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 20% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 83 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £71k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 27.7% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SA11 1BN are sourced from Output Area W00004976 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.