Electoral wardW05001679Aberafan
Aberavon ward, Neath Port Talbot
Aberavon is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,673 residents in 2,610 households — 2,510 people per km², the 8th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.
Residents, 20215,673council ward average 4,185
Households2,6102.17 residents per household
Density2,510/ km²about 2.26 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+19.7%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 19.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.8% · 327
5–96.3% · 358
10–157.0% · 396
16–193.5% · 201
20–245.1% · 289
25–3413.9% · 786
35–4918.0% · 1,021
50–6420.7% · 1,175
65–7411.2% · 634
75–846.2% · 352
85+2.3% · 131
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van29.2% · 762
1 car or van44.8% · 1,168
2 cars or vans20.5% · 535
3 or more5.6% · 145
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Neath Port Talbot overall: 66.6% owned, 19.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright35.4% · 923
With mortgage21.7% · 566
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented18.1% · 473
Private rented24.6% · 641
Lives rent free0.1% · 2
Type of home
Detached house10.1% · 264
Semi-detached house31.5% · 821
Terraced house46.1% · 1,202
Purpose-built flat10.4% · 272
Converted house1.1% · 28
Other conversion0.3% · 9
Above shop / office0.5% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001679- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Nation
- Wales
- Welsh name
- Aberafan
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 34
Communities in the ward
AberavonBaglan Moors
Other wards in the same constituency
BBaglan24.6% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned6,751BBriton Ferry East21.4% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned2,947BBriton Ferry West17.0% aged 65+ · 52.1% owned2,931BBryn and Cwmavon20.7% aged 65+ · 68.1% owned6,582CCimla and Pelenna27.8% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,848CCymer and Glyncorrwg25.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned2,136GGwynfi and Croeserw20.2% aged 65+ · 53.0% owned2,599MMargam and Tai-bach20.1% aged 65+ · 70.0% owned7,833PPort Talbot19.6% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned5,756SSandfields East20.5% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned6,663SSandfields West19.0% aged 65+ · 50.4% owned6,785
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.