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Housing in LL29 8BB

What the homes in LL29 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Colwyn Bay North
Council
Conwy
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,586 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (50.7%). Flats make up 16.1%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

LL29 8BBWales
Detached24.4%28.5%
Semi-detached50.7%32.1%
Terraced8.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat8.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house6%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL29 8BB area is above that, at 82%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.9% of households against 17%. 44.5% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.

LL29 8BB
82%
Wales
  • Owned82%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented10.9%17%
  • Social rented6.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

LL29 8BBWales
Owned outright44.5%38%
With a mortgage or loan37.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council2.5%8.7%
From a housing association3.9%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL29 8BBWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.6%. 26.6% of households include dependent children.

LL29 8BBWales
Living alone, under 6613%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%14.6%
Couple, no children16.3%16.5%
Couple with dependent children20.6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children10%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Conwy

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Conwy, August 2026, +2.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

ConwyWales
All homes£796£846
One bedroom£588£636
Two bedrooms£734£779
Three bedrooms£862£890
Four or more£1,233£1,247
Detached£1,015£1,083
Semi-detached£834£877
Terraced£770£833
Flat or maisonette£662£706
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood LL29 8BB sits in (Colwyn Bay North): about 1,586 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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