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Housing in SA11 5RF

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

Neighbourhood
Glynneath
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,494 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.7%). Flats make up 19.8%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA11 5RFWales
Detached11.7%28.5%
Semi-detached57.7%32.1%
Terraced10.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat18.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56% of households in the SA11 5RF area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 32.4% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.

SA11 5RF
56%
35%
Wales
  • Owned56%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented9%17%
  • Social rented34.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA11 5RFWales
Owned outright32.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan23.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%14.5%
Other private rented1.5%2.5%
From the council10.5%8.7%
From a housing association24.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA11 5RFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.3%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

SA11 5RFWales
Living alone, under 6617.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.6%14.6%
Couple, no children12.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 5RF (Glynneath) (about 1,494 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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