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Housing in SA11 5PP

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

Neighbourhood
Glynneath
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,959 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.5%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA11 5PPWales
Detached14.1%28.5%
Semi-detached57.5%32.1%
Terraced24.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat2.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.6% of households in the SA11 5PP area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 16.2% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 41.7% own outright and 28.8% with a mortgage.

SA11 5PP
71%
16%
13%
Wales
  • Owned70.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented16.2%17%
  • Social rented12.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA11 5PPWales
Owned outright41.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan28.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%14.5%
Other private rented2.6%2.5%
From the council7.1%8.7%
From a housing association5.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA11 5PPWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.1%). 24.9% of households include dependent children.

SA11 5PPWales
Living alone, under 6615.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.6%14.6%
Couple, no children18.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.9%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 5PP (Glynneath) (about 1,959 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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