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Housing in SA13 1JS

What the homes in SA13 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Port Talbot East
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,894 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (62.4%). Flats make up 27.8%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

SA13 1JSWales
Detached3.2%28.5%
Semi-detached6.7%32.1%
Terraced62.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat21.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.7% of households in the SA13 1JS area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 30.1% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

SA13 1JS
55%
22%
23%
Wales
  • Owned54.7%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented22%17%
  • Social rented23%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA13 1JSWales
Owned outright30.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.6%14.5%
Other private rented3.4%2.5%
From the council2.7%8.7%
From a housing association20.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA13 1JSWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (30.5%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.

SA13 1JSWales
Living alone, under 6630.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%14.6%
Couple, no children13.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children15.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 SA13 1JS (Port Talbot East) (about 1,894 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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