Housing in LL12 8EF
What the homes in LL12 8EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Maes-y-dre & Borras
- Council
- Wrexham
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,553 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.7%). Flats make up 27.8%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL12 8EF area is well below that, at 44.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 17%. 22.1% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented16.6%17%
- Social rented38.1%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.7%. 28.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wrexham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wrexham, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood LL12 8EF sits in (Maes-y-dre & Borras): about 1,553 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.