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Electoral wardW05001711Gorllewin Sandfields

Sandfields West ward, Neath Port Talbot

Sandfields West is one of 34 electoral wards of Neath Port Talbot (Wales). At the 2021 Census it had 6,785 residents in 2,858 households — 3,978 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Aberafan Maesteg constituency.

Residents, 20216,785council ward average 4,185
Households2,8582.37 residents per household
Density3,978/ km²about 1.71 km² · Neath Port Talbot 322
Aged 65+19.0%Neath Port Talbot: 21.2% · under 16: 20.9%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 374
5–96.8% · 462
10–158.6% · 585
16–194.7% · 321
20–245.2% · 356
25–3413.1% · 890
35–4917.4% · 1,178
50–6419.6% · 1,332
65–749.9% · 671
75–845.3% · 357
85+3.8% · 259

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van28.6% · 816
1 car or van43.7% · 1,249
2 cars or vans20.9% · 598
3 or more6.8% · 195
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright29.6% · 845
With mortgage20.8% · 595
Social rented36.0% · 1,029
Private rented13.1% · 375
Lives rent free0.4% · 11

Type of home

Detached house3.1% · 88
Semi-detached house67.8% · 1,938
Terraced house18.1% · 518
Purpose-built flat10.5% · 300
Converted house0.1% · 3
Other conversion0.0% · 1
Above shop / office0.3% · 10
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
W05001711
Constituency
Aberafan Maesteg
Nation
Wales
Welsh name
Gorllewin Sandfields
Density rank in council
1 of 34

Communities in the ward

Sandfields West

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 East20.5% aged 65+ · 52.9% owned6,663

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.