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Electoral wardW05001705De Castell-nedd

Neath South ward, Neath Port Talbot

Neath South is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 4,805 residents in 2,053 households — 3,214 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Neath and Swansea East constituency.

Residents, 20214,805council ward average 4,185
Households2,0532.34 residents per household
Density3,214/ km²about 1.49 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+18.3%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 20.2%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.2% · 249
5–96.4% · 309
10–158.6% · 412
16–194.2% · 203
20–246.1% · 292
25–3411.1% · 534
35–4918.6% · 892
50–6421.5% · 1,032
65–7410.4% · 501
75–846.1% · 292
85+1.8% · 87

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van22.6% · 464
1 car or van43.1% · 884
2 cars or vans25.2% · 518
3 or more9.1% · 187
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright33.1% · 680
With mortgage26.6% · 547
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented27.7% · 568
Private rented12.2% · 250
Lives rent free0.4% · 8

Type of home

Detached house13.9% · 285
Semi-detached house56.3% · 1,156
Terraced house18.5% · 380
Purpose-built flat9.7% · 199
Converted house1.3% · 27
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001705
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
De Castell-nedd
Density rank in council
4 of 34

Communities in the ward

Neath

Other wards in the same constituency

AAberdulais17.4% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned2,373BBlaengwrach and Glynneath West20.1% aged 65+ · 62.8% owned3,138BBryn-coch North34.5% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned2,051BBryn-coch South23.9% aged 65+ · 70.2% owned5,407CCadoxton29.7% aged 65+ · 79.5% owned1,582CCimla and Pelenna27.8% aged 65+ · 82.1% owned4,848CCoedffranc Central20.1% aged 65+ · 61.5% owned5,171CCoedffranc North20.2% aged 65+ · 78.3% owned2,295CCoedffranc West7.1% aged 65+ · 81.7% owned5,249CCrynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters23.4% aged 65+ · 69.2% owned5,127DDyffryn26.2% aged 65+ · 74.5% owned3,290GGlynneath Central and East28.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned2,146NNeath East17.2% aged 65+ · 49.0% owned6,123NNeath North26.4% aged 65+ · 56.0% owned3,801

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.