Aberavon (Aberafan)
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.603, -3.8 |
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| OS grid ref: | SS 75 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Aberavon sits on the north shore of Swansea Bay within Neath Port Talbot, centred on a broad sandy seafront and promenade at Aberavon Beach. The ward encompasses the town centre and seafront areas and has a strong maritime and industrial geography - its growth in the 19th and 20th centuries was driven by coal, iron and later steel and port activity from nearby Port Talbot, leaving a legacy of working‑class neighbourhoods and dockland landscapes.
Today the area mixes post‑industrial challenges with active community life and ongoing regeneration: there are local sports traditions (most notably Aberavon RFC), grassroots cultural projects, and efforts to improve the seafront and public spaces. That blend of seaside character, industrial history and local civic pride gives the ward a distinct identity within the Neath Port Talbot county borough.
Postcode districts covering Aberavon
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 6.6 miles
- Tonypandy 14.7 miles
- Bridgend 11.9 miles
- Llanelli 15.5 miles
- Llanelli Rural 17 miles
- Neath 4.3 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 20.6 miles
- Coity Higher 11.7 miles
- Briton Ferry 1.9 miles
- Aberdare 16.4 miles
- Aberdare East 17.3 miles
- Aberdare West 16.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Baglan Moors Parish 0.4 miles
- Aberavon Parish 0.5 miles
- Sandfields East Parish 0.8 miles
- Sandfields West Parish 1 mile
- Port Talbot Built-up area 1 mile
- Baglan Bay Parish 1.3 miles
- Baglan Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Briton Ferry Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Cwmavon Built-up area 2 miles
- Briton Ferry East Ward 2.4 miles
- Briton Ferry West Ward 2.4 miles
- Tai-bach Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Aberavon
SA12 6YR, SA12 6DT, SA12 7BZ, SA12 6HG, SA12 6LH, SA12 6UN, SA13 9ZZ, SA12 6HB, SA12 6LW … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 24.3 miles
- Bristol Airport 48.9 miles
- Baglan Railway Station 0.9 miles
- Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels in Aberavon Ad
Schools in Aberavon
- Sandfields Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's RC School and 6th Form Centre Secondary
- St Josephs Catholic Infant School Primary
- St Josephs Catholic Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 0.9 miles
- Afan Lido Stadium 1.1 miles
- The Gnoll Stadium 4.2 miles
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 6 miles
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles
- The Egypt Center Museum 7.7 miles
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 9.3 miles
- Ogmore Forest Forest 12 miles
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 15.6 miles
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 15.9 miles
- Llanelli FC Stadium 16 miles
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 17.1 miles