MANSEL STREET, SA13 1BL House Prices & Local Information

SA13 1BL is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Mansel Street, 0.3km from Port Talbot in Port Talbot. Administratively it sits within Port Talbot ward and the Aberavon constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a classic working-class terrace area — densely packed streets, low ethnic diversity. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a non-metropolitan suburban areas zone — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 36) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 43% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £110k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 20.8% 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 SA13 1BL are sourced from Output Area W00005059 (shared with 4 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.