LON HIR, SA8 3DQ House Prices & Local Information

SA8 3DQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Lon Hir, 0.4km from Alltwen in Alltwen. Administratively it sits within Allt-wen ward and the Neath constituency.

This is a strong family neighbourhood — a quiet rural community with low density and high home ownership. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a low density wholesale and retail zone — low density wholesale and retail in mostly white areas, often on urban fringe or close to transport nodes. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 41) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 79% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 19 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £164k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 29.1% 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 SA8 3DQ are sourced from Output Area W00004735 (shared with 8 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.