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Dulais Valley

Middle area

North Neath Port Talbot. 5,068 people in 44 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Dulais Valley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£145,000
435th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,127
1,983rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
36.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dulais Valley compares

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Median sale price18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from £125,000 to £235,000. The middle area is £160,975. Dulais Valley is £145,000.
£145,0005th lowest
Population18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · 2021
Population: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 5,127 to 12,714. The middle area is 6,972. Dulais Valley is 5,127.
5,127lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 0.6% to 99.2%. The middle area is 93.2%. Dulais Valley is 36.8%.
36.8%2nd lowest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Neath Port Talbot · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Neath Port Talbot18 areas from 1.6% to 5.1%. The middle area is 3.2%. Dulais Valley is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 8th lowest

Figures for the whole of Neath Port Talbot

These figures are published for the whole of Neath Port Talbot, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Neath Port Talbot and not Dulais Valley alone. See Neath Port Talbot

Average house price
£168,082
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,359
105th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
31st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Female life expectancy
81.4years
UK 83.0 years
ONS life expectancy · 2022 to 2024
Dulais Valley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dulais Valley was £145,000 in 2025.

Dulais Valley had 5,127 usual residents at the census.

In Dulais Valley, 36.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dulais Valley, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.