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Housing in NP13 1RT

What the homes in NP13 1RT 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
1,644 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.4%). Flats make up 20.1%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

NP13 1RTWales
Detached3.4%28.5%
Semi-detached13.2%32.1%
Terraced63.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat18.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57% of households in the NP13 1RT area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 21.9% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 35.2% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.

NP13 1RT
57%
22%
21%
Wales
  • Owned57%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented21.9%17%
  • Social rented20.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

NP13 1RTWales
Owned outright35.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan21.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.9%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council4.7%8.7%
From a housing association16.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

NP13 1RTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

NP13 1RTWales
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%14.6%
Couple, no children14%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 1RT (Abertillery North & Cwmtillery) (about 1,644 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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