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Housing in SA12 7TE

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

Neighbourhood
Sandfields
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (64.4%). Flats make up 14.8%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA12 7TEWales
Detached2.6%28.5%
Semi-detached64.4%32.1%
Terraced18.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat14%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.6% of households in the SA12 7TE area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 35.4% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

SA12 7TE
61%
27%
Wales
  • Owned60.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented11.8%17%
  • Social rented27.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA12 7TEWales
Owned outright35.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%14.5%
Other private rented3.1%2.5%
From the council14.9%8.7%
From a housing association12.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA12 7TEWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.3%). 25.2% of households include dependent children.

SA12 7TEWales
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%14.6%
Couple, no children11.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.4%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 7TE (Sandfields) (about 1,600 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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