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Electoral wardW05001710Dwyrain Sandfields

Sandfields East ward, Neath Port Talbot

Sandfields East is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,663 residents in 3,036 households — 3,961 people per km², the 4th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.

Residents, 20216,663council ward average 4,185
Households3,0362.19 residents per household
Density3,961/ km²about 1.68 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+20.5%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 18.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.7% · 312
5–96.1% · 404
10–157.9% · 528
16–194.6% · 304
20–244.7% · 313
25–3411.9% · 793
35–4918.5% · 1,230
50–6421.2% · 1,413
65–7412.5% · 830
75–845.8% · 388
85+2.2% · 148

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van27.9% · 847
1 car or van43.2% · 1,313
2 cars or vans22.1% · 671
3 or more6.8% · 205
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright30.4% · 923
With mortgage22.5% · 682
Shared ownership0.0% · 1
Social rented32.9% · 1,000
Private rented13.5% · 411
Lives rent free0.6% · 19

Type of home

Detached house9.3% · 281
Semi-detached house46.3% · 1,406
Terraced house24.8% · 753
Purpose-built flat17.6% · 535
Converted house1.5% · 45
Other conversion0.1% · 3
Above shop / office0.4% · 13
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001710
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Dwyrain Sandfields
Density rank in council
2 of 34

Communities in the ward

Sandfields East

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% owned7,833PPort Talbot19.6% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned5,756SSandfields 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.