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Housing in SA12 8EE

What the homes in SA12 8EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Baglan
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,779 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57.6%). Flats make up 6.8%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA12 8EEWales
Detached23.8%28.5%
Semi-detached57.6%32.1%
Terraced11.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat4.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

80.8% of households in the SA12 8EE area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 43.8% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

SA12 8EE
81%
13%
Wales
  • Owned80.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented13.2%17%
  • Social rented5.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA12 8EEWales
Owned outright43.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan37%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.4%14.5%
Other private rented3.8%2.5%
From the council1%8.7%
From a housing association5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA12 8EEWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.3%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

SA12 8EEWales
Living alone, under 6615.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.1%14.6%
Couple, no children18.3%16.5%
Couple with dependent children18%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 8EE (Baglan) (about 1,779 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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