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Housing in GL16 8PB

What the homes in GL16 8PB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Monmouth & Wyesham
Council
Monmouthshire
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,178 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.8%). Flats make up 9.5%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

GL16 8PBWales
Detached28.2%28.5%
Semi-detached41.8%32.1%
Terraced17.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat7.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home2.8%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.2% of households in the GL16 8PB area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 12.2% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 43.1% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

GL16 8PB
67%
12%
20%
Wales
  • Owned67.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
  • Private rented12.2%17%
  • Social rented20.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

GL16 8PBWales
Owned outright43.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan24%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%14.5%
Other private rented2%2.5%
From the council3.9%8.7%
From a housing association16.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

GL16 8PBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.4%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.

GL16 8PBWales
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.4%14.6%
Couple, no children15.2%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Monmouthshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Monmouthshire (August 2026, +2.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

MonmouthshireWales
All homes£994£846
One bedroom£729£636
Two bedrooms£920£779
Three bedrooms£1,065£890
Four or more£1,493£1,247
Detached£1,307£1,083
Semi-detached£1,026£877
Terraced£959£833
Flat or maisonette£825£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around GL16 8PB (Monmouth & Wyesham) (about 2,178 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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