PENDRILL STREET, SA11 1BW House Prices & Local Information

SA11 1BW is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Pendrill 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 1BW is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. By day, the area transitions to a non-metropolitan suburban areas character: white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. At 46 years average, the community has a secure, family-first character — valued for its stability, low turnover, and strong local identity. 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 70 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £78k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 71.2% 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 1BW are sourced from Output Area W00004976 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.