Port Talbot
Ward in Neath Port Talbot, Wales
| Coordinates: | 51.596, -3.771 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SS 77 90 |
| Dialling code: | 01639 (Neath) |
Port Talbot is an industrial town in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, sitting on the eastern edge of Swansea Bay in South Wales. Its skyline is dominated by the large Port Talbot steelworks, which has shaped the local economy and landscape for more than a century, while the town also fronts onto Aberavon Beach and retains a working harbour that speaks to a maritime past.
The community has a strong working‑class identity and proud sporting traditions, alongside a modest arts scene centred on the Princess Royal Theatre and cultural links to famous natives such as Richard Burton. In recent years there have been steady regeneration efforts to balance heavy industry with tourism, improved leisure facilities and coastal paths as the town adapts to economic change.
Postcode districts covering Port Talbot
Most populated places nearby
- Swansea 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Tonypandy 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Bridgend 10.6 miles17 km
- Llanelli 16.8 miles27 km
- Llanelli Rural 18.4 miles29.5 km
- Neath 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Merthyr Tydfil 19.8 miles31.8 km
- Coity Higher 10.4 miles16.8 km
- Briton Ferry 3.1 miles5 km
- Aberdare 15.5 miles25 km
- Aberdare East 16.5 miles26.5 km
- Aberdare West 15.6 miles25.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Port Talbot Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Aberavon Parish 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Tai-bach Parish 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Sandfields East Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cwmavon Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Baglan Moors Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bryn and Cwmavon Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Margam Moors Parish 2 miles3.3 km
- Sandfields West Parish 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Baglan Bay Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Baglan Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Bryn Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
Example postcodes in Port Talbot
SA13 1BB, SA13 1PT, SA13 2UY, SA13 1DF, SA13 1EB, SA13 1BG, SA13 1YY, SA13 1YN, SA13 1BP … See all
Transport links
- Cardiff Airport 23 miles37 km
- Bristol Airport 47.6 miles76.6 km
- Port Talbot Parkway Railway Station 0.5 miles0.9 km
- Baglan Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Port Talbot Ad
- Blanco's Hotel Port Talbot 3 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Grand Hotel 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Swansea - East 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Georgian Swansea 5 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Twelve Knights 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Best Western Aberavon Beach Hotel 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- The Towers Hotel and Spa 3 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Morgans Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Ice House Apartments 4 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Ibis Swansea 2 6.3 miles10.2 km
Schools in Port Talbot
- Central Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Victoria Road Stadium 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Afan Lido Stadium 1.7 miles2.7 km
- The Gnoll Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Swansea Princess Way Museum 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Liberty Stadium Stadium 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Porthcawl Harbour Harbour 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Egypt Center Museum 9 miles14.5 km
- Ogmore Forest Forest 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Craig-y-nôs Castle Estate 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Llantrisant Forest Forest 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Stebonheath Park Stadium 17.3 miles27.8 km
- Llanelli FC Stadium 17.3 miles27.9 km