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Electoral wardW05001684Dwyrain Llansawel

Briton Ferry East ward, Neath Port Talbot

Briton Ferry East is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 2,947 residents in 1,465 households — 593 people per km², the 22nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.

Residents, 20212,947council ward average 4,185
Households1,4652.01 residents per household
Density593/ km²about 4.97 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+21.4%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 17.0%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 171
5–94.8% · 141
10–156.4% · 190
16–193.6% · 105
20–245.2% · 154
25–3414.1% · 415
35–4917.5% · 516
50–6421.2% · 625
65–7411.3% · 333
75–847.3% · 215
85+2.8% · 83

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.5% · 417
1 car or van43.9% · 643
2 cars or vans21.2% · 310
3 or more6.4% · 94
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Neath Port Talbot overall: 66.6% owned, 19.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.

Owned outright34.2% · 501
With mortgage25.6% · 376
Shared ownership0.1% · 1
Social rented18.9% · 277
Private rented20.9% · 306
Lives rent free0.4% · 6

Type of home

Detached house10.0% · 146
Semi-detached house19.5% · 285
Terraced house52.8% · 774
Purpose-built flat13.4% · 196
Converted house2.5% · 37
Other conversion0.5% · 7
Above shop / office1.2% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001684
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Dwyrain Llansawel
Density rank in council
16 of 34

Communities in the ward

Briton Ferry

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberavon19.7% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned5,673BBaglan24.6% aged 65+ · 81.0% owned6,751BBriton 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

All 34 wards of Neath Port Talbot

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.