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Housing in SA12 7RL

What the homes in SA12 7RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sandfields
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,289 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.5%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA12 7RLWales
Detached27.9%28.5%
Semi-detached57.5%32.1%
Terraced14.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

90% of households in the SA12 7RL area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 58.2% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

SA12 7RL
90%
Wales
  • Owned90%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented8.5%17%
  • Social rented1.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA12 7RLWales
Owned outright58.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%14.5%
Other private rented2.9%2.5%
From the council0.5%8.7%
From a housing association1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA12 7RLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.8%). 15.7% of households include dependent children.

SA12 7RLWales
Living alone, under 6611.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.3%14.6%
Couple, no children20.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children11%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.2%10.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 7RL (Sandfields) (about 1,289 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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