Margam and Tai-bach
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Margam and Tai-bach at a glance
- House prices
- £165,000
- Lower prices9th percentile
- Schools
- 1st percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 36th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 84.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle34th percentile
- Flood risk
- Data not yet available
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Margam and Tai-bach a good place to live?
Margam and Tai-bach may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Margam and Tai-bach
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 84.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 34th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Margam and Tai-bach
House prices
- Median sale price
- £165,000
- Percentile
- 9th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 66 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Margam and Tai-bach
Schools
1st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Margam and Tai-bach
Flood risk
Data not available in this public guide
We cannot draw a conclusion about flood risk from the available figures.
About missing dataTransport in Margam and Tai-bach
Transport
36th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Margam and Tai-bach a good place to live?
Margam and Tai-bach may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Margam and Tai-bach safe?
Margam and Tai-bach ranks in the 34th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Margam and Tai-bach?
The median sale price was £165,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 9th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Margam and Tai-bach?
Schools rank in the 1st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Margam and Tai-bach?
Nearby public profiles include Pontardawe in Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot and Sandfields East in Castell-nedd Port Talbot - Neath Port Talbot.
