Housing in SA12 9AF
What the homes in SA12 9AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cwmafan & Bryn
- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
SA12 9AFPort Talbot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.3%). Flats make up 22%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
48.1% of households in the SA12 9AF area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 28.4% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented10.9%17%
- Social rented40.7%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.8% 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 (24.7%). 19.5% 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 9AF (Cwmafan & Bryn) (about 1,523 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.