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Housing in SA8 4EA

What the homes in SA8 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pontardawe
Council
Neath Port Talbot
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,865 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.2%). Flats make up 21.9%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

SA8 4EAWales
Detached24.8%28.5%
Semi-detached38.2%32.1%
Terraced15.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat17.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.9% of households in the SA8 4EA area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.3% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 35.2% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

SA8 4EA
64%
15%
21%
Wales
  • Owned63.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented15.3%17%
  • Social rented20.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA8 4EAWales
Owned outright35.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.1%14.5%
Other private rented2.2%2.5%
From the council4.2%8.7%
From a housing association16.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA8 4EAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.9%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

SA8 4EAWales
Living alone, under 6619.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.9%14.6%
Couple, no children16%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%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 SA8 4EA (Pontardawe) (about 1,865 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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