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Housing in SA13 2YL

What the homes in SA13 2YL 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
1,423 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA13 2YLWales
Detached11.1%28.5%
Semi-detached45.2%32.1%
Terraced37.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat3.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the SA13 2YL area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 18.5% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 44% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

SA13 2YL
71%
18%
Wales
  • Owned71%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented18.5%17%
  • Social rented10.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA13 2YLWales
Owned outright44%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council3.9%8.7%
From a housing association6.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA13 2YLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 20.9% of households include dependent children.

SA13 2YLWales
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%14.6%
Couple, no children16.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.1%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%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 2YL (Port Talbot East) (about 1,423 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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