Neath Port Talbot: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£263,223

Semi-detached

£170,979

Terraced

£142,125

Flat or maisonette

£84,377

First-time buyers

£155,353

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  138,844 in 1991 → 143,249 in 2024 (+3.2%)

  Wales over the same years: +10.9%

• Average house price

  £89,878 in 2005 → £168,082 in 2026 (+87.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +75.1%

• Median weekly pay

  £359 in 2008 → £592 in 2025 (+65.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +73.1%

• Employment rate

  62.3% in 2004 → 73.8% in 2023 (+18.5%)

  Wales over the same years: +6.9%

• Claimant count

  3.2% in 2001 → 3.2% in 2025 (0.0%)

  Wales over the same years: +13.8%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,430 in 1997 → £19,910 in 2024 (+111.1%)

  Wales over the same years: +131.7%

33 official indicators are published for Neath Port Talbot; 26 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing4.5× earnings (April 2025) · 10th lowest of 316
• Home gas use · Environment9,306 kWh (2024/25) · 100th lowest of 347
• Business births · Economy & work11.5% (2024) · 109th highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access81% (May 2024) · 133rd highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment29.0 t per person (2024) · 358th lowest of 361
• New homes · Housing1.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 21st highest of 22
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.7% (2024) · 335th highest of 361
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£19,910 (2024) · 333rd highest of 361