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NP13 (Abertillery) area guide
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Postcode District:
NP13
Postcode District Name:
Abertillery
Location:
The NP13 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Aberbeeg, Abertillery, Blaina, Brynithel, Crumlin, Cwmnant, Cwmnantygroes, Cwmtillery, Llanhilleth, Nantyglo, Pantypwdyn, Penybont, Sirhowy, Six Bells.
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Present Day:
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Notes:
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A Mouseprice property guide for NP13 Abertillery is coming soon. In the meantime, please have a look at the raw data and statistics about NP13 that can be found by click the relevant links on the left hand side.
Old area guide:
The commentary below was written for the mouseprice.com website in 2006, please be aware that the comments below might be out of date. We recommend disregarding these comments in favour of the data that can be found either above or in the other sections of this website.
Market trends:
 The size of the property market in NP13 is 9299 homes.
Given that the nominal growth rate in this postcode district (NP13) has been about 8.2% over the last 5 years, it would be reasonable to assume that this isan area which has invested in improving housing stock, transport links or other local infrastructure. It may also suggest proximity to an area of economic growth such as one of the financial clusters (London, Leeds, Bristol etc.) or strong local presence in growth industries (for example investment in university facilities, attractiveness of an area to IT companies or other knowledge- based organisations).
The average property in this postcode district was valued at £70810 over the last 3 months.
Price earnings ratio is an indicator of the affordability of property for someone on the average salary in the area. Price Earnings Ratio in this postcode district is 5.3. Given the low level of earnings in areas such as this, property prices face a ceiling unless outside impetus can be found for increases. Areas which typically have low earnings and low prices tend to be geographically isolated or suffer from outmoded transport infrastructure. They may also be situated in areas of economic difficulty which have not yet been the recipients of redevelopment or regeneration funding.
For those moving into an area like this, they may find that they are able to afford to buy a substantially bigger property than their previous home if they are able to secure employment outside the area.
Moving out of areas like this can be difficult without an offer of employment in a new location. This is because price growth lags in areas of economic deprivation, so owners there are not able to use their existing property as leverage to match their standard of living elsewhere.
New transactions as a percentage of overall sales are 1.4%.
Housing stock:
Over half of the properties in the area are Terraced Houses, at 69.1% of the total housing stock.
For those buyers keen to purchase Detached Houses, this would not be an ideal area, because only 6.7% are this type.
The property in this area caters well for retirees and young couples who do not have large families. alt="Abertillery property">Socially rented accommodation represents a significant percentage of the total rented accommodation in the area at 20.9%.
The majority of property in this area is owner occupied.
The average price of a two bed property in this area is £77515, significantly less then the national average of £187894.
Who lives here:
Total population in this area is 20164.
The average age in this area is 38.
This looks like a great place to go out – 27.3% of the population is single!
Average working hours in this area for men are 41 and for women are 30.
This area has 5.6 people per square kilometre.
The largest source of work in this area is Health & Social Work (33.5% of workers), followed by Wholesale & Retail (15.3%).
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