Neath Port Talbot, in numbers

Average home prices reached £168,000 in Neath Port Talbot.

Neath Port Talbot council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Neath Port Talbot’s projects cover town-centre facilities, a completed park redevelopment and proposals to manage visitor pressure in a village. Each has a different test of usefulness for residents.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Neath Port Talbot council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £32,513 in August 1996; £168,082 in July 2026. 417% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £33,000 to £168,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £5,000 more per home (2.9% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Neath Port Talbot council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	33,186
February 1995	32,293
March 1995	31,973
April 1995	32,331
May 1995	32,322
June 1995	33,434
July 1995	33,677
August 1995	33,577
September 1995	32,803
October 1995	31,835
November 1995	31,132
December 1995	30,220
January 1996	30,020
February 1996	30,764
March 1996	31,341
April 1996	31,617
May 1996	32,412
June 1996	33,068
July 1996	32,925
August 1996	32,513
September 1996	31,794
October 1996	31,899
November 1996	31,086
December 1996	31,213
January 1997	29,842
February 1997	30,906
March 1997	31,243
April 1997	33,468
May 1997	32,838
June 1997	33,281
July 1997	31,837
August 1997	32,823
September 1997	32,361
October 1997	33,804
November 1997	33,257
December 1997	32,515
January 1998	32,270
February 1998	33,015
March 1998	34,418
April 1998	34,635
May 1998	34,513
June 1998	35,078
July 1998	35,130
August 1998	34,602
September 1998	33,816
October 1998	33,921
November 1998	33,047
December 1998	34,077
January 1999	32,633
February 1999	33,898
March 1999	32,476
April 1999	33,157
May 1999	32,972
June 1999	34,054
July 1999	35,678
August 1999	35,803
September 1999	35,255
October 1999	34,470
November 1999	35,288
December 1999	36,142
January 2000	35,799
February 2000	36,539
March 2000	36,369
April 2000	37,497
May 2000	37,501
June 2000	37,454
July 2000	37,383
August 2000	36,132
September 2000	36,075
October 2000	36,085
November 2000	37,014
December 2000	37,958
January 2001	37,084
February 2001	35,978
March 2001	35,778
April 2001	37,848
May 2001	39,441
June 2001	39,318
July 2001	37,998
August 2001	37,492
September 2001	37,740
October 2001	38,611
November 2001	40,042
December 2001	40,955
January 2002	41,654
February 2002	40,000
March 2002	39,752
April 2002	39,396
May 2002	40,674
June 2002	41,649
July 2002	42,862
August 2002	43,106
September 2002	42,717
October 2002	42,605
November 2002	42,550
December 2002	43,155
January 2003	43,606
February 2003	45,327
March 2003	46,440
April 2003	48,644
May 2003	49,492
June 2003	51,022
July 2003	52,029
August 2003	53,498
September 2003	55,181
October 2003	55,874
November 2003	57,485
December 2003	58,283
January 2004	60,262
February 2004	60,416
March 2004	61,185
April 2004	62,997
May 2004	66,494
June 2004	69,957
July 2004	72,807
August 2004	74,297
September 2004	75,732
October 2004	75,152
November 2004	76,207
December 2004	77,968
January 2005	80,321
February 2005	81,370
March 2005	84,515
April 2005	85,964
May 2005	87,689
June 2005	87,840
July 2005	89,178
August 2005	90,451
September 2005	90,646
October 2005	89,496
November 2005	90,880
December 2005	89,878
January 2006	90,472
February 2006	89,447
March 2006	90,775
April 2006	90,474
May 2006	91,918
June 2006	92,686
July 2006	96,235
August 2006	98,131
September 2006	98,473
October 2006	97,419
November 2006	98,097
December 2006	98,391
January 2007	100,059
February 2007	99,587
March 2007	100,669
April 2007	101,398
May 2007	102,990
June 2007	102,521
July 2007	101,981
August 2007	100,735
September 2007	103,185
October 2007	105,347
November 2007	108,159
December 2007	107,251
January 2008	107,478
February 2008	106,173
March 2008	104,804
April 2008	101,297
May 2008	97,877
June 2008	99,266
July 2008	98,314
August 2008	99,924
September 2008	94,506
October 2008	94,239
November 2008	94,694
December 2008	95,706
January 2009	93,087
February 2009	83,883
March 2009	84,323
April 2009	86,397
May 2009	91,437
June 2009	87,466
July 2009	88,251
August 2009	87,405
September 2009	92,326
October 2009	90,120
November 2009	89,906
December 2009	89,148
January 2010	86,321
February 2010	86,975
March 2010	86,620
April 2010	90,856
May 2010	90,467
June 2010	90,700
July 2010	88,315
August 2010	86,662
September 2010	84,370
October 2010	86,850
November 2010	89,290
December 2010	90,965
January 2011	90,073
February 2011	89,563
March 2011	87,714
April 2011	86,520
May 2011	84,431
June 2011	84,906
July 2011	83,735
August 2011	85,119
September 2011	86,639
October 2011	87,178
November 2011	87,676
December 2011	85,957
January 2012	86,133
February 2012	85,136
March 2012	84,303
April 2012	84,521
May 2012	86,677
June 2012	86,766
July 2012	88,109
August 2012	84,721
September 2012	86,132
October 2012	83,716
November 2012	86,082
December 2012	87,134
January 2013	87,614
February 2013	84,860
March 2013	83,701
April 2013	83,123
May 2013	85,258
June 2013	85,633
July 2013	86,989
August 2013	86,904
September 2013	86,736
October 2013	87,032
November 2013	88,033
December 2013	86,693
January 2014	86,678
February 2014	86,999
March 2014	88,291
April 2014	89,966
May 2014	90,828
June 2014	93,078
July 2014	94,219
August 2014	94,963
September 2014	94,196
October 2014	92,510
November 2014	90,995
December 2014	91,658
January 2015	92,599
February 2015	91,834
March 2015	91,339
April 2015	89,590
May 2015	90,398
June 2015	90,407
July 2015	90,998
August 2015	91,498
September 2015	91,355
October 2015	92,533
November 2015	93,562
December 2015	93,677
January 2016	91,924
February 2016	92,292
March 2016	92,503
April 2016	95,289
May 2016	94,766
June 2016	97,188
July 2016	97,736
August 2016	96,318
September 2016	96,855
October 2016	98,279
November 2016	99,874
December 2016	97,765
January 2017	96,119
February 2017	97,379
March 2017	96,982
April 2017	97,415
May 2017	96,587
June 2017	96,606
July 2017	97,294
August 2017	98,994
September 2017	101,946
October 2017	103,146
November 2017	103,450
December 2017	102,213
January 2018	101,311
February 2018	100,834
March 2018	100,115
April 2018	99,949
May 2018	100,989
June 2018	101,971
July 2018	102,360
August 2018	103,559
September 2018	106,916
October 2018	106,994
November 2018	106,157
December 2018	102,656
January 2019	102,409
February 2019	101,384
March 2019	102,600
April 2019	105,125
May 2019	106,580
June 2019	109,162
July 2019	108,270
August 2019	109,587
September 2019	110,346
October 2019	111,701
November 2019	113,249
December 2019	113,030
January 2020	111,922
February 2020	111,659
March 2020	111,962
April 2020	112,199
May 2020	113,190
June 2020	112,163
July 2020	114,240
August 2020	113,059
September 2020	113,771
October 2020	116,008
November 2020	118,629
December 2020	121,799
January 2021	120,059
February 2021	119,700
March 2021	120,221
April 2021	123,964
May 2021	125,987
June 2021	129,007
July 2021	128,996
August 2021	130,837
September 2021	130,532
October 2021	134,974
November 2021	136,662
December 2021	139,722
January 2022	141,548
February 2022	140,109
March 2022	138,622
April 2022	137,614
May 2022	142,136
June 2022	145,965
July 2022	147,166
August 2022	148,109
September 2022	151,437
October 2022	153,435
November 2022	154,606
December 2022	152,712
January 2023	154,274
February 2023	155,733
March 2023	154,664
April 2023	151,376
May 2023	149,458
June 2023	150,478
July 2023	152,750
August 2023	151,794
September 2023	151,130
October 2023	151,302
November 2023	154,007
December 2023	155,249
January 2024	151,019
February 2024	147,618
March 2024	146,150
April 2024	148,191
May 2024	150,106
June 2024	153,961
July 2024	157,340
August 2024	156,722
September 2024	152,939
October 2024	150,650
November 2024	154,714
December 2024	155,612
January 2025	156,248
February 2025	154,731
March 2025	156,285
April 2025	157,789
May 2025	159,730
June 2025	160,895
July 2025	163,422
August 2025	162,580
September 2025	160,084
October 2025	159,172
November 2025	160,998
December 2025	161,516
January 2026	160,237
February 2026	158,593
March 2026	161,073
April 2026	160,325
May 2026	162,985
June 2026	163,942
July 2026	168,082

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People living in the area

142,028

Mid-2025 · Neath Port Talbot council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£168,000

July 2026 · Neath Port Talbot council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £168,082.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£690

August 2026 · Neath Port Talbot council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

7.5% to 24.6%

Homes rented privately ranged from 7.5% in Bryn-coch North to 24.6% in Aberavon — a gap of 17 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 34 of 34 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bryn-coch North	7.5%	69	915
Rhos	8.3%	94	1,130
Aberdulais	8.8%	83	941
Bryn and Cwmavon	9.1%	272	2,986
Cimla and Pelenna	9.4%	201	2,133
Coedffranc West	9.6%	125	1,301
Cadoxton	10%	74	738
Bryn-coch South	10%	239	2,382
Allt-wen	10.1%	112	1,111
Gwynfi and Croeserw	10.6%	126	1,186
Baglan	10.9%	323	2,955
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	11.5%	213	1,849
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	11.8%	265	2,250
Dyffryn	11.8%	181	1,528
Pontardawe	11.9%	279	2,342
Resolven and Tonna	12.1%	301	2,490
Neath South	12.2%	250	2,054
Trebanos	13%	97	745
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	13.1%	239	1,829
Sandfields West	13.1%	375	2,855
Sandfields East	13.5%	411	3,036
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	13.6%	184	1,357
Godre'r Graig	14%	124	885
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	14.1%	130	920
Coedffranc North	14.6%	142	975
Margam and Tai-bach	15%	514	3,424
Neath North	15.1%	281	1,862
Glynneath Central and East	16.3%	162	993
Briton Ferry West	16.5%	207	1,258
Coedffranc Central	17.8%	404	2,276
Port Talbot	20.6%	523	2,544
Briton Ferry East	20.9%	306	1,467
Neath East	23.1%	701	3,038
Aberavon	24.6%	641	2,610

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 15.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Coedffranc West to 15.1% in Gwynfi and Croeserw — a gap of 12.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 34 of 34 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Coedffranc West	3%	158	5,249
Bryn-coch North	5.4%	110	2,052
Allt-wen	6.4%	174	2,721
Rhos	6.5%	166	2,561
Coedffranc North	6.8%	156	2,294
Godre'r Graig	6.8%	142	2,078
Bryn-coch South	6.9%	372	5,407
Aberdulais	6.9%	164	2,371
Margam and Tai-bach	7.2%	562	7,833
Baglan	7.2%	486	6,751
Cimla and Pelenna	7.7%	375	4,845
Cadoxton	7.8%	124	1,581
Pontardawe	8.1%	442	5,462
Trebanos	8.1%	139	1,709
Resolven and Tonna	8.2%	457	5,594
Glynneath Central and East	8.2%	176	2,146
Dyffryn	8.2%	271	3,292
Bryn and Cwmavon	8.4%	550	6,580
Port Talbot	8.5%	489	5,756
Coedffranc Central	8.6%	446	5,172
Neath South	8.8%	424	4,805
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	8.9%	280	3,137
Aberavon	9.4%	535	5,673
Briton Ferry East	9.5%	279	2,947
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	9.6%	492	5,127
Neath North	10.4%	396	3,801
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	10.7%	450	4,217
Briton Ferry West	11%	321	2,931
Sandfields East	11%	730	6,663
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	11.2%	436	3,886
Neath East	11.3%	694	6,123
Sandfields West	12.6%	853	6,786
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	13.3%	284	2,136
Gwynfi and Croeserw	15.1%	393	2,602

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People aged 65 or over

7.1% to 34.5%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 7.1% in Coedffranc West to 34.5% in Bryn-coch North — a gap of 27.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 34 of 34 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Coedffranc West	7.1%	375	5,249
Godre'r Graig	15.1%	314	2,077
Briton Ferry West	17%	497	2,932
Neath East	17.2%	1,053	6,123
Aberdulais	17.4%	412	2,373
Neath South	18.3%	880	4,803
Allt-wen	18.6%	505	2,721
Sandfields West	19%	1,287	6,785
Port Talbot	19.6%	1,126	5,756
Aberavon	19.7%	1,117	5,670
Coedffranc Central	20.1%	1,039	5,170
Margam and Tai-bach	20.1%	1,577	7,832
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	20.1%	632	3,137
Coedffranc North	20.2%	464	2,295
Gwynfi and Croeserw	20.2%	526	2,598
Pontardawe	20.3%	1,108	5,460
Sandfields East	20.5%	1,366	6,663
Bryn and Cwmavon	20.7%	1,365	6,583
Trebanos	21.1%	361	1,710
Briton Ferry East	21.4%	631	2,948
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	21.6%	840	3,884
Resolven and Tonna	22.2%	1,243	5,591
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	23.4%	1,202	5,128
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	23.5%	991	4,217
Bryn-coch South	23.9%	1,292	5,407
Baglan	24.6%	1,661	6,751
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	25.1%	538	2,140
Dyffryn	26.2%	861	3,292
Neath North	26.4%	1,002	3,802
Cimla and Pelenna	27.8%	1,350	4,849
Glynneath Central and East	28.2%	605	2,146
Rhos	28.8%	737	2,561
Cadoxton	29.7%	470	1,580
Bryn-coch North	34.5%	708	2,052

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

The park has completed improvements

Gnoll’s main redevelopment is confirmed complete.

Proposed response: Make the completed assets useful while stating which services remain unopened.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Visitor pressure needs a village-scale response

The Pontneddfechan proposal is explicitly intended to manage visitor impacts and parking.

Proposed response: Test how the plan changes residents’ everyday access.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Use the square beyond major events

Port Talbot’s Civic Square is planned for markets, events, planting and accessible routes.

Proposed response: Design a useful everyday space alongside the theatre.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Neath

Gnoll Country Park redevelopment

The park has a new visitor centre, repaired ruins and cascades, and a link to Brynau Farm.

Main redevelopment complete; some facilities still described as opening soon · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

What the source says: The council confirms the £12 million redevelopment complete, but its page still describes soft play and cottage bookings as forthcoming. Those facilities are not assumed open.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: £12 million redevelopment described by the council.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Gnoll Country Park regeneration →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

The park has completed improvements →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Port Talbot

Princess Royal Theatre and Civic Square

The theatre and square are being improved for events and everyday public use.

Works underway in the reviewed page; summer 2026 completion unverified · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

What the source says: The page describes work underway and a forecast finish. Riverside is a separate second phase needing additional funding; it is not counted as funded construction.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Port Talbot town-centre regeneration →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use the square beyond major events →

The Riverside phase still needs money →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Pontneddfechan

Pontneddfechan visitor infrastructure

The proposals address parking, toilets, road safety and visitor facilities.

Funding secured; design and planning steps described · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

What the source says: The council records £7.7 million funding and consultation in autumn/winter 2023. The page describes a forthcoming planning application, not completed facilities.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: £7.7 million funding for the visitor infrastructure programme.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No verified current ward impact footprint; no ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Waterfall Country Pontneddfechan →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Visitor pressure needs a village-scale response →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

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What this local evidence covers

34 of 34 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

0 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 2 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected council-sourced projects, not the whole council programme.

The suggested action sequences are analysis, not approved budgets or delivery commitments.

Project locations have not been verified as ward impact footprints. Empty cost or funding fields mean no reviewed figure, not zero.