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Housing in SA13 3AB

What the homes in SA13 3AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,149 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 4.2%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA13 3ABWales
Detached9%28.5%
Semi-detached42.3%32.1%
Terraced44.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat3.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.8% of households in the SA13 3AB area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 47.9% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.

SA13 3AB
72%
14%
14%
Wales
  • Owned71.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented14.1%17%
  • Social rented14%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA13 3ABWales
Owned outright47.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan23.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent11%14.5%
Other private rented3.2%2.5%
From the council5.3%8.7%
From a housing association8.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA13 3ABWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (18.5%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

SA13 3ABWales
Living alone, under 6616.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%14.6%
Couple, no children18.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children12.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children11%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.1%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 3AB (Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley) (about 2,149 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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