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Electoral wardW05001707
Port Talbot ward, Neath Port Talbot
Port Talbot is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 5,756 residents in 2,543 households — 1,457 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.
Residents, 20215,756council ward average 4,185
Households2,5432.26 residents per household
Density1,457/ km²about 3.95 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+19.6%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 17.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.4% · 312
5–95.4% · 311
10–156.2% · 359
16–194.3% · 248
20–245.2% · 301
25–3413.5% · 779
35–4918.7% · 1,079
50–6421.6% · 1,241
65–7410.8% · 621
75–845.9% · 337
85+2.9% · 168
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van23.4% · 594
1 car or van42.6% · 1,083
2 cars or vans25.7% · 654
3 or more8.3% · 212
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Neath Port Talbot overall: 66.6% owned, 19.2% social rented, 13.9% private rented.
Owned outright36.3% · 924
With mortgage31.7% · 807
Shared ownership0.2% · 5
Social rented11.2% · 284
Private rented20.6% · 523
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house10.5% · 267
Semi-detached house17.8% · 454
Terraced house59.2% · 1,506
Purpose-built flat8.6% · 220
Converted house1.8% · 47
Other conversion0.6% · 16
Above shop / office1.3% · 34
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
W05001707- Council
- Neath Port Talbot
- Constituency
- Aberafan Maesteg
- Nation
- Wales
- Density rank in council
- 9 of 34
Communities in the ward
Port Talbot
Other wards in the same constituency
AAberavon19.7% aged 65+ · 57.0% owned5,673BBaglan24.6% 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% owned7,833SSandfields 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.