Estate agents in Port Talbot
Port Talbot is a town in Wales with about 31,557 residents. HM Land Registry records 300 homes sold there in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 at a median price paid of £157,250.
How estate agents in Port Talbot compare
Port Talbot at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 296 sales in Port Talbot from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £159,000.
33.1% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.1 years and sold for a median of 33.3% more than they paid.
The median price was £90,000 in 2016 and £155,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Port Talbot
Median sale price in Port Talbot: £159,000
| All homes | 296 sales, median £159,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 26 sales, median £275,000 |
| Semi-detached | 118 sales, median £170,000 |
| Terraced | 141 sales, median £139,950 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 11 sales, median £82,000 |
Across Neath Port Talbot the average price was £164,775 in June 2026, up 2.4% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £90,000 (383 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £92,000 (412 sales) |
| 2018 | £99,000 (360 sales) |
| 2019 | £107,500 (383 sales) |
| 2020 | £114,500 (322 sales) |
| 2021 | £127,500 (474 sales) |
| 2022 | £140,000 (485 sales) |
| 2023 | £142,500 (392 sales) |
| 2024 | £150,000 (426 sales) |
| 2025 | £155,000 (370 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Port Talbot Parkway station is about 0.4 miles from the centre of town, with Baglan about 1.7 miles away, Briton Ferry about 3.4 miles and Neath about 4.9 miles. For road users, M4 junction 41 (Pentyla) sits at about 0 miles from the centre, so the motorway is effectively at the edge of the town. The A4241, A48 and A4107 pass through or beside the area. The nearest major airport is Cardiff Airport at about 23 miles, followed by Bristol Airport at about 48 miles. Central London is about 157 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Port Talbot
Port Talbot has no primary school inside the area and none can be found within 4 miles of the centre. The same is true at secondary level, with no secondary school within 6 miles. Families moving here should therefore expect any school run to involve travel beyond the town, so it is worth checking the position of the nearest schools in neighbouring areas and how a journey would work for your household before committing to a purchase or setting a sale price.
Living in Port Talbot
Port Talbot is an urban town in Neath Port Talbot with around 31,000 residents in a medium-sized built-up area. Semi-detached and terraced houses make up most homes and about 59% are owner occupied. There are more than 80 shops, including at least seven supermarkets, the nearest being Tesco at about 0.4 miles, with Filco, Aldi and Morrisons between about 0.9 and 1.1 miles away. Pubs number at least 19, with Burgess Green, Aberavon Liberal Club and The Lord Caradoc all about 0.3 miles from the centre, alongside at least 11 cafés and around six restaurants. Two doctors' surgeries lie within the area, the nearest being Sandfields Clinic at about 1.1 miles and Well Pharmacy is about 0.4 miles away. There are no dentists, the nearest being about 5.7 miles away. Neath Port Talbot Hospital is about 0.7 miles away; Morriston Hospital, the nearest with an emergency department, is about 8.9 miles. The area has three libraries, four post offices and three named parks, with Aberavon Park about 0.2 miles from the centre.
A short history of Port Talbot
Farming ditches on Mynydd Margam date from around 4,000 BC and Iron Age hill forts stand on several nearby hills. St Baglan, a 6th-century hermit, founded the first church at Baglan. A cross-slab naming Brancuf, made between the 8th and 10th centuries, is now kept in St Catharine's church. The deer herd at Margam goes back to the Norman period. A copperworks opened in 1770 and Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot opened an ironworks in 1831. The name Port Talbot first appears in 1837 for new docks built by the Talbot family. A radar station was built at Margam around 1941 to 1943. A deep-water harbour opened in 1970. Of 31 listed buildings nearby, three are Grade II*: the Church of St Theodore, Ebenezer Chapel and the War Memorial.
Sport and leisure
Celtic Leisure and the YMCA Watersports Centre are sports centres in Port Talbot and the Aquasplash Play Pool is a water park. For rugby there are Talbot Athletic Ground, Clwb Rygbi'r Aberafan and Taibach Rugby Football Club. Port Talbot Town F.C. has a soccer stadium and Ynys Park has a soccer pitch. Ynys Green is a bowls pitch and tennis courts are also mapped in the area. Ballers and Royal British Legion Port Talbot are venues for darts and billiards. Open space includes Aberavon Park, Talbot Memorial Park, Vivian Park and Little Warren Playing Fields. Aberavon Quins Rugby Football Club is also listed among the open spaces and a number of children's playgrounds are mapped.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Port Talbot?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £157,250. By property type it was £270,000 for detached houses (25 sales), £169,995 for semi-detached houses (125 sales), £137,500 for terraced houses (141 sales) and £78,000 for flats (9 sales).
- How many homes were sold in Port Talbot recently?
- HM Land Registry recorded 300 standard sales in Port Talbot in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026.
- What are the transport links in Port Talbot?
- Port Talbot Parkway railway station is about 0.4 miles from the centre and Baglan station is about 1.7 miles away. M4 junction 41 (Pentyla) is about 0 miles from the centre and the A4241, A48 and A4107 pass through or beside the area. Cardiff Airport is about 23 miles away.
- How many estate agent branches are there in Port Talbot?
- There are 4 estate agent sales branches with an office in Port Talbot.
- Are there schools in Port Talbot?
- There is no primary school inside the area and none within about 4 miles of the centre. There are no secondary schools within about 6 miles.
Areas near Port Talbot
- Cwmavon
- Baglan
- Bryn (Neath Port Talbot)
- Pontrhydyfen
- Llandarcy
- Eglwys Nunydd
- Coedhirwaun
- Neath
Port Talbot is in Neath Port Talbot.
Estate agents near Port Talbot
- Payton Jewell CainesPort Talbot SA13 1NW0.4 miles
- Clee Tompkinson Francis Port TalbotPort Talbot SA13 1JS0.4 miles
- Daniel Matthew Estate Agents Port TalbotPort Talbot SA13 1JS0.4 miles
- Pennaf Premier Sales & LettingsPort Talbot SA13 1NU0.4 miles
- Clee Tompkinson Francis NeathNeath SA11 1NR4.6 miles
- Peter Morgan Estate Agents & Letting Agents NeathNeath SA11 1NB4.8 miles
- Mre.Neath4.8 miles
- Wisemove Estate AgentsNeath SA11 1EH4.8 miles
- Peter Alan Estate AgentsNeath SA11 1EH4.8 miles
- Welvan Property ServicesNeath SA11 1EH4.8 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Port Talbot.