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Housing in NP13 1LY

What the homes in NP13 1LY 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
1,256 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (59%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

NP13 1LYWales
Detached14.8%28.5%
Semi-detached22.7%32.1%
Terraced59%26.6%
Purpose-built flat2.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64% of households in the NP13 1LY area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 36.5% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.

NP13 1LY
64%
26%
Wales
  • Owned64%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented9.6%17%
  • Social rented25.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP13 1LYWales
Owned outright36.5%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%14.5%
Other private rented1.5%2.5%
From the council11.2%8.7%
From a housing association14.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP13 1LYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

NP13 1LYWales
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.7%14.6%
Couple, no children18%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 1LY (Abertillery North & Cwmtillery) (about 1,256 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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