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Housing in SA12 6BB

What the homes in SA12 6BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aberafan
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,821 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.4%). Flats make up 15.9%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA12 6BBWales
Detached8.5%28.5%
Semi-detached49.4%32.1%
Terraced26.2%26.6%
Purpose-built flat14.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.1% of households in the SA12 6BB area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 29.4% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.

SA12 6BB
57%
15%
27%
Wales
  • Owned57.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented15.4%17%
  • Social rented27%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA12 6BBWales
Owned outright29.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan27.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%14.5%
Other private rented2.8%2.5%
From the council12.7%8.7%
From a housing association14.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA12 6BBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.1%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

SA12 6BBWales
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%14.6%
Couple, no children14.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children11%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over6%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 SA12 6BB (Aberafan) (about 1,821 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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