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Lake Road, Port Talbot

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lake Road, Port Talbot · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/port-talbot-neath-port-talbot/lake-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SA12 6AL, SA12 6AP, SA12 6AF.

Average price (last 12 months)
£180,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£126,872
20 sales
Price range
£68k – £185k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Nov 2025
SA12 6AF

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At a glance

House prices£127k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) Crime271 reportedWithin about a mile, latest month Flood riskNo flood warning areasFrom rivers or the sea Nearest station18 min walkPort Talbot Parkway station Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 22 Land Registry sales Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

20 property sales on Lake Road, Port Talbot have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £180,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £137,038. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 60% semi-detached, 40% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Lake Road range from £67,500 to £185,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lake Road compared

SA12 postcode area£180,551
Port Talbot£175,492
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lake Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SA12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £70,000 (1 sales)2016£70k2017: £105,488 (4 sales)2017£105k2018: £85,000 (2 sales)2018£85k2019: £67,500 (1 sales)2019£68k2020: £120,000 (2 sales)2020£120k2021: £128,000 (1 sales)2021£128k2022: £172,500 (2 sales)2022£173k2023: £141,250 (2 sales)2023£141k2024: £152,498 (2 sales)2024£152k2025: £169,167 (3 sales)2025£169k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 22 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached12£137,0386 Jun 2025
Terraced8£111,62428 Nov 2025

Sold prices on Lake Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Lake Road SA12 6AF 28 Nov 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Lake Road SA12 6AW 6 Jun 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
57, Lake Road SA12 6AP 27 Mar 2025£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
41, Lake Road SA12 6AL 16 Dec 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Lake Road SA12 6AL 6 Dec 2024£139,995 TerracedFreehold
23, Lake Road SA12 6AL 24 Apr 2023£142,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Lake Road SA12 6AF 10 Mar 2023£140,000 TerracedFreehold
43B, Lake Road SA12 6AL 3 Nov 2022£180,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Lake Road SA12 6AW 17 Jun 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Lake Road SA12 6AL 26 Mar 2021£128,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Lake Road SA12 6AP 16 Nov 2020£125,000 TerracedFreehold
63, Lake Road SA12 6AP 22 May 2020£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Lake Road SA12 6AW 25 Jan 2019£67,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Lake Road SA12 6AF 16 Nov 2018£80,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Lake Road SA12 6AL 16 May 2018£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Lake Road SA12 6AL 22 Sep 2017£114,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Lake Road SA12 6AP 25 Aug 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
69, Lake Road SA12 6AW 25 Aug 2017£149,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Lake Road SA12 6AP 28 Jul 2017£68,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Lake Road SA12 6AF 19 May 2017£52,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Lake Road SA12 6AP 7 Sep 2016£58,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Lake Road SA12 6AL 13 May 2016£70,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
23, Lake Road £114,000 (Sep 2017) → £128,000 (Mar 2021) → £142,500 (Apr 2023) +25%
over 6 yrs
59, Lake Road £68,000 (Jul 2017) → £125,000 (Nov 2020) +84%
over 3 yrs
45, Lake Road £58,000 (Sep 2016) → £90,000 (Aug 2017) +55%
over under a year

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Crime and flood risk near Lake Road

Crime

271 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lake Road in August 2026.

Anti-social behaviour87
Violence & sexual offences66
Shoplifting33
Public order31
Other theft15
Criminal damage & arson12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Lake Road is not in or near any Environment Agency flood warning or alert area.

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Port Talbot Parkway station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Baglan station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Briton Ferry station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lake Road (nr 47, Lake Road) 1 min walk
  • Lake Road (nr 49, Lake Road) 1 min walk
  • Cronin Avenue (after, Lake Road) 2 min walk
  • Ruskin Avenue (after, Lake Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Fairfield Medical Centre
    Fairfield Surgery, Port Talbot Resource Centre, Port Talbot · 1.2 mi
  • Riverside Surgery
    Port Talbot Resource Centre, Moor Road, Port Talbot · 1.2 mi
  • Kings Surgery
    Primary Care Resource Centre, Moor Road, Port Talbot · 1.2 mi
  • Mount Surgery
    Margam Road, Port Talbot · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Aberavon · 0.6 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Port Talbot · 1.0 mi
  • Tesco Tesco Port Talbot Superstore · 1.0 mi
  • Spar PFS Spar EG - OTM - Port Talbot · 1.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.3 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Marsh Street · 0.6 mi
  • Allied Pharmacy Morrison Road · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • My Dentist · 1.0 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.2 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned57.2%62.5%
Private rented15.4%20.3%
Social rented27.0%17.1%
Households814

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.8%64.1%
Aged 65+17.4%18.6%
Residents1,769

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks89%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across Neath Port Talbot with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Lake Road

Ethnic group

HereNeath Port Talbot
White95.2%96.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.7%1.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.4%

Religion

HereNeath Port Talbot
No religion51.6%49.9%
Christian40.7%42.2%
Not answered5%6.1%
Muslim0.9%0.7%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Hindu0.7%0.3%
Buddhist0.2%0.3%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereNeath Port Talbot
Born in the UK95.1%96.4%
Born outside the UK4.9%3.6%

Highest qualification

HereNeath Port Talbot
No qualifications28.3%23.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above21%25.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications15.8%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%9.1%
Apprenticeship6.1%6.4%
Other qualifications2.4%2.7%

General health

HereNeath Port Talbot
Very good health47%45.4%
Good health30.5%30.4%
Fair health13.5%15.4%
Bad health6.8%6.6%
Very bad health2.3%2.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereNeath Port Talbot
1 car or van in household42.9%42.3%
No cars or vans in household26.1%20.9%
2 cars or vans in household24.3%27.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.8%9.5%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Neath Port Talbot.

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