Housing in SA12 6JS
What the homes in SA12 6JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aberafan
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,653 (2024)
SA12 6JSPort Talbot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.9%). Flats make up 35.4%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
41.9% of households in the SA12 6JS area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 27.5% own outright and 14.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented12.9%17%
- Social rented44.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA12 6JS (Aberafan) (about 1,653 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.