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Housing in NP13 1AF

What the homes in NP13 1AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Abertillery North & Cwmtillery
Council
Blaenau Gwent
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,366 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (70.6%). Flats make up 11.4%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.

NP13 1AFWales
Detached6.2%28.5%
Semi-detached11.7%32.1%
Terraced70.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50% of households in the NP13 1AF area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 38.3% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 32.3% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

NP13 1AF
50%
38%
Wales
  • Owned50%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented38.3%17%
  • Social rented11.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP13 1AFWales
Owned outright32.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.4%14.5%
Other private rented2.9%2.5%
From the council2.4%8.7%
From a housing association9.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP13 1AFWales
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.8%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

NP13 1AFWales
Living alone, under 6624.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%14.6%
Couple, no children15.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Blaenau Gwent

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Blaenau Gwent (August 2026, +6.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Blaenau GwentWales
All homes£681£846
One bedroom£503£636
Two bedrooms£605£779
Three bedrooms£689£890
Four or more£903£1,247
Detached£920£1,083
Semi-detached£720£877
Terraced£646£833
Flat or maisonette£541£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NP13 1AF (Abertillery North & Cwmtillery) (about 1,366 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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