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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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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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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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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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

7.9% to 37.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 7.9% in Coedffranc West to 37.2% in Gwynfi and Croeserw — a gap of 29.3 percentage points.

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

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Coedffranc West	7.9%	355	4,515
Allt-wen	15.5%	345	2,224
Rhos	15.8%	345	2,187
Bryn-coch North	16.4%	295	1,795
Cadoxton	16.7%	234	1,404
Baglan	17.9%	1,013	5,650
Godre'r Graig	18.1%	291	1,606
Aberdulais	18.2%	337	1,856
Bryn-coch South	19.2%	867	4,525
Trebanos	19.6%	276	1,411
Resolven and Tonna	20.4%	959	4,693
Coedffranc North	20.8%	396	1,901
Pontardawe	21.7%	963	4,438
Port Talbot	22.2%	1,059	4,774
Cimla and Pelenna	22.7%	936	4,129
Dyffryn	22.8%	647	2,834
Bryn and Cwmavon	23%	1,245	5,419
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	23.6%	769	3,259
Neath South	23.7%	909	3,834
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	23.8%	830	3,491
Margam and Tai-bach	24%	1,526	6,365
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	24.6%	1,035	4,204
Briton Ferry East	24.9%	609	2,447
Coedffranc Central	24.9%	1,039	4,174
Glynneath Central and East	27.6%	503	1,824
Neath North	28.1%	900	3,204
Neath East	28.2%	1,403	4,968
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	28.9%	728	2,519
Aberavon	29.5%	1,355	4,590
Briton Ferry West	29.6%	678	2,289
Sandfields East	30.5%	1,652	5,420
Sandfields West	34.1%	1,830	5,363
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	34.4%	623	1,811
Gwynfi and Croeserw	37.2%	771	2,072

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.9% to 37.5%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 16.9% in Gwynfi and Croeserw to 37.5% in Bryn-coch North — a gap of 20.6 percentage points.

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

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Gwynfi and Croeserw	16.9%	350	2,072
Sandfields West	18.3%	983	5,363
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	19%	344	1,811
Briton Ferry West	20.6%	471	2,289
Sandfields East	21.1%	1,141	5,420
Aberavon	21.3%	977	4,590
Briton Ferry East	21.7%	530	2,447
Neath East	21.7%	1,080	4,968
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	22.5%	566	2,519
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	22.6%	788	3,491
Coedffranc Central	23.4%	978	4,174
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	23.9%	778	3,259
Coedffranc North	24.3%	461	1,901
Neath North	24.6%	789	3,204
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	25%	1,049	4,204
Coedffranc West	25.3%	1,141	4,515
Glynneath Central and East	25.4%	464	1,824
Margam and Tai-bach	25.5%	1,623	6,365
Port Talbot	25.8%	1,234	4,774
Dyffryn	26.2%	742	2,834
Neath South	26.6%	1,020	3,834
Cimla and Pelenna	26.6%	1,099	4,129
Bryn and Cwmavon	26.8%	1,453	5,419
Resolven and Tonna	28.8%	1,353	4,693
Pontardawe	29%	1,288	4,438
Trebanos	29.1%	411	1,411
Godre'r Graig	29.8%	479	1,606
Cadoxton	32.6%	458	1,404
Aberdulais	32.7%	606	1,856
Baglan	32.8%	1,851	5,650
Bryn-coch South	33.6%	1,521	4,525
Rhos	34.6%	757	2,187
Allt-wen	37%	823	2,224
Bryn-coch North	37.5%	673	1,795

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7% to 43.1%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 10.7% in Coedffranc West to 43.1% in Gwynfi and Croeserw — a gap of 32.4 percentage points.

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

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Coedffranc West	10.7%	139	1,301
Bryn-coch North	13.1%	120	918
Rhos	15.8%	178	1,130
Allt-wen	15.9%	177	1,111
Cadoxton	17%	126	741
Baglan	17.6%	521	2,957
Bryn-coch South	19.3%	460	2,384
Godre'r Graig	19.5%	172	884
Cimla and Pelenna	20.2%	431	2,133
Coedffranc North	20.6%	201	974
Port Talbot	21.7%	553	2,543
Glynneath Central and East	21.9%	217	993
Dyffryn	21.9%	334	1,526
Trebanos	22.4%	167	745
Aberdulais	22.5%	212	942
Pontardawe	22.6%	530	2,340
Resolven and Tonna	23.2%	577	2,491
Margam and Tai-bach	23.4%	801	3,425
Coedffranc Central	25.2%	573	2,275
Bryn and Cwmavon	25.3%	756	2,986
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	25.9%	581	2,247
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	27.3%	504	1,848
Neath South	27.7%	568	2,053
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	28.1%	514	1,830
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	28.6%	388	1,358
Aberavon	29%	757	2,609
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	29.6%	273	921
Briton Ferry East	29.8%	436	1,465
Sandfields East	31.8%	965	3,036
Neath North	31.9%	594	1,863
Briton Ferry West	34%	428	1,259
Neath East	34%	1,034	3,040
Sandfields West	35.8%	1,023	2,858
Gwynfi and Croeserw	43.1%	512	1,187

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2% to 36.2%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2% in Bryn-coch North to 36.2% in Gwynfi and Croeserw — a gap of 34.2 percentage points.

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

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bryn-coch North	2%	18	915
Coedffranc North	6.9%	67	975
Rhos	7.3%	82	1,130
Baglan	7.9%	233	2,955
Glynneath Central and East	8%	79	993
Cimla and Pelenna	8.3%	178	2,133
Coedffranc West	8.5%	110	1,301
Cadoxton	10%	74	738
Allt-wen	10.6%	118	1,111
Port Talbot	11.2%	284	2,544
Resolven and Tonna	12.2%	305	2,490
Dyffryn	13.3%	203	1,528
Cymer and Glyncorrwg	14%	129	920
Margam and Tai-bach	14.8%	507	3,424
Godre'r Graig	15.3%	135	885
Trebanos	16%	119	745
Aberavon	18.1%	473	2,610
Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters	18.5%	416	2,250
Briton Ferry East	18.9%	277	1,467
Bryn-coch South	19.4%	463	2,382
Aberdulais	19.8%	186	941
Cwmllynfell and Ystalyfera	20.2%	370	1,829
Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen and Lower Brynamman	20.4%	378	1,849
Coedffranc Central	20.6%	468	2,276
Bryn and Cwmavon	22.6%	676	2,986
Blaengwrach and Glynneath West	23.4%	317	1,357
Pontardawe	23.8%	558	2,342
Neath East	27.4%	832	3,038
Neath South	27.7%	568	2,054
Neath North	28.6%	533	1,862
Briton Ferry West	30.5%	384	1,258
Sandfields East	32.9%	1,000	3,036
Sandfields West	36%	1,029	2,855
Gwynfi and Croeserw	36.2%	429	1,186

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