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Housing in SA11 5LT

What the homes in SA11 5LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Glynneath
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,870 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.8%). Flats make up 7.7%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA11 5LTWales
Detached21.2%28.5%
Semi-detached41.8%32.1%
Terraced29.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat5.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.4% of households in the SA11 5LT area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 17.6% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 45.9% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

SA11 5LT
75%
18%
Wales
  • Owned75.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented17.6%17%
  • Social rented6.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA11 5LTWales
Owned outright45.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%14.5%
Other private rented3.9%2.5%
From the council1.2%8.7%
From a housing association5.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA11 5LTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.9%). 20.7% of households include dependent children.

SA11 5LTWales
Living alone, under 6615.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%14.6%
Couple, no children15.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 5LT (Glynneath) (about 1,870 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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