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Housing in SA1 8PX

What the homes in SA1 8PX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Skewen & Jersey Marine
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,581 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.1%). Flats make up 10.3%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA1 8PXWales
Detached43.1%28.5%
Semi-detached28.5%32.1%
Terraced18.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.8% of households in the SA1 8PX area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 17.7% own outright and 64.1% with a mortgage.

SA1 8PX
82%
Wales
  • Owned81.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented11%17%
  • Social rented7.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA1 8PXWales
Owned outright17.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan64.1%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%14.5%
Other private rented0.8%2.5%
From the council2.7%8.7%
From a housing association4.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA1 8PXWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (34.2%). 39.6% of households include dependent children.

SA1 8PXWales
Living alone, under 6623.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.7%14.6%
Couple, no children21.3%16.5%
Couple with dependent children34.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households3%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Neath Port Talbot

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Neath Port Talbot (August 2026, +6.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Neath Port TalbotWales
All homes£690£846
One bedroom£499£636
Two bedrooms£634£779
Three bedrooms£727£890
Four or more£976£1,247
Detached£880£1,083
Semi-detached£730£877
Terraced£691£833
Flat or maisonette£555£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA1 8PX (Skewen & Jersey Marine) (about 1,581 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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