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Housing in SA11 2PY

What the homes in SA11 2PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Briton Ferry
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,278 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.5%). Flats make up 7%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA11 2PYWales
Detached12.6%28.5%
Semi-detached37.7%32.1%
Terraced39.5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat4.9%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home3.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.6% of households in the SA11 2PY area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 39.8% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.

SA11 2PY
65%
17%
18%
Wales
  • Owned64.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented17%17%
  • Social rented17.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA11 2PYWales
Owned outright39.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan24.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%14.5%
Other private rented1.8%2.5%
From the council9.2%8.7%
From a housing association8.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA11 2PYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.2%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

SA11 2PYWales
Living alone, under 6620.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%14.6%
Couple, no children14.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children12.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children11.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 SA11 2PY (Briton Ferry) (about 1,278 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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