Housing in LL40 1ND
What the homes in LL40 1ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,430 (2024)
LL40 1NDDolgellau
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (29.4%). Flats make up 13.7%, broadly in line with the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL40 1ND area is broadly in line with that, at 59.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 13.6% of households against 17%. 41% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.2%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented13.6%17%
- Social rented26.8%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.5% 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 18.5%. 22.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gwynedd
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gwynedd, August 2026, +6.9% 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 LL40 1ND sits in (Barmouth & Dolgellau): about 1,430 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.