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Housing in SA13 3RF

What the homes in SA13 3RF 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
1,455 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (79.1%). Flats make up 7.9%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA13 3RFWales
Detached10.1%28.5%
Semi-detached79.1%32.1%
Terraced2.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.6% of households in the SA13 3RF area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 5.4% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 28% own outright and 14.6% with a mortgage.

SA13 3RF
43%
51%
Wales
  • Owned42.6%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented5.4%17%
  • Social rented51.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA13 3RFWales
Owned outright28%38%
With a mortgage or loan14.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.2%14.5%
Other private rented1.2%2.5%
From the council28.1%8.7%
From a housing association23.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA13 3RFWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.3%). 28.1% of households include dependent children.

SA13 3RFWales
Living alone, under 6621.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.4%14.6%
Couple, no children10.3%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children14%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over9%10.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 3RF (Aberdulais, Resolven & Afan Valley) (about 1,455 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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