Neath Port Talbot
§ This page gives an overview of the Neath Port Talbot local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.
Overview ⁞ Neath Port Talbot stretches from the industrialised coastline near Port Talbot to the hills and valleys inland. The steel industry remains significant, alongside energy generation, manufacturing, and tourism to attractions such as Afan Forest Park.
The administrative boundary of Neath Port Talbot can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Neath Port Talbot.
Key Facts about Neath Port Talbot
What region is Neath Port Talbot in? Neath Port Talbot is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.
Is Neath Port Talbot a city? No, Neath Port Talbot is not a city. (Note: the UK has 76 officially designated cities.)
Who governs Neath Port Talbot? The local government for this district is: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).
▶ Official website of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council 🔗 npt.gov.uk
Which police force covers Neath Port Talbot? Policing in Neath Port Talbot is provided by South Wales Police 🔗 south-wales.police.uk, which serves 7 local authority districts: Bridgend ⁞ Cardiff ⁞ Merthyr Tydfil ⁞ Neath Port Talbot ⁞ Rhondda Cynon Taf ⁞ Swansea ⁞ Vale of Glamorgan.
Neath Port Talbot in International Geographies
In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Neath Port Talbot is an ITLs Level 3 area:
- (ITL 1) Wales
- (ITL 2) ⇒ Mid and South West Wales
- (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Neath Port Talbot
The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.
Constituencies in Neath Port Talbot
A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.
Wards in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot is divided into 34 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aberavon
- Aberdulais
- Allt-wen
- Baglan
- Blaengwrach and Glynneath West
- Briton Ferry East
- Briton Ferry West
- Bryn and Cwmavon
- Bryn-coch North
- Bryn-coch South
- Cadoxton
- Cimla and Pelenna
- Coedffranc Central
- Coedffranc North
- Coedffranc West
- Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters
- Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera
- Cymer and Glyncorrwg
- Dyffryn
- Glynneath Central and East
- Godre'r Graig
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman
- Gwynfi and Croeserw
- Margam and Tai-bach
- Neath East
- Neath North
- Neath South
- Pontardawe
- Port Talbot
- Resolven and Tonna
- Rhos
- Sandfields East
- Sandfields West
- Trebanos
In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.
Communities in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot has 33 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Aberavon
- Baglan
- Baglan Bay
- Baglan Moors
- Blaengwrach
- Blaenhonddan
- Briton Ferry
- Bryn
- Cilybebyll
- Clyne and Melincourt
- Coedffranc
- Crynant
- Cwmavon
- Cwmllynfell
- Cymer and Glyncorrwg
- Dyffryn Clydach
- Glynneath
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen
- Gwynfi and Croeserw
- Margam
- Margam Moors
- Neath
- Onllwyn
- Pelenna
- Pontardawe
- Port Talbot
- Resolven
- Sandfields East
- Sandfields West
- Seven Sisters
- Tai-bach
- Tonna
- Ystalyfera
In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.
Built-up Areas in Neath Port Talbot
Neath Port Talbot covers 35 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.
- Abergwynfi
- Alltwen
- Baglan
- Bryn (Neath Port Talbot)
- Brynamman *
- Cilfrew
- Clydach (Swansea) *
- Coedhirwaun
- Creunant
- Croeserw *
- Cwm-twrch Uchaf *
- Cwmavon
- Cwmgwrach
- Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen *
- Cymmer
- Dyffryn Cellwen
- Eglwys Nunydd
- Glanaman *
- Glyn-neath
- Glyncorrwg
- Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen *
- Llandarcy
- Neath *
- Onllwyn
- Pontardawe
- Pontneddfechan *
- Pontrhydyfen
- Port Talbot
- Pyle *
- Resolven
- Rhos
- Seven Sisters
- Swansea *
- Tonna
- Ystalyfera *
In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Neath Port Talbot.)
Neath Port Talbot compared with other districts in the UK
This section shows how Neath Port Talbot compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.
Neath Port Talbot has 34 electoral wards.
Neath Port Talbot has a population of 143,249 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)
More local statistics and data for Neath Port Talbot can be found on the ONS statistics for Neath Port Talbot.