Housing in SA12 7AB
What the homes in SA12 7AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sandfields
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,517 (2024)
SA12 7ABPort Talbot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.6%). Flats make up 4.3%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
40.4% of households in the SA12 7AB area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 24% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented15.3%17%
- Social rented43.3%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.3%). 35.4% 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 7AB (Sandfields) (about 1,517 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.