Housing in LL40 2EW
What the homes in LL40 2EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,255 (2024)
LL40 2EWDolgellau
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (34.9%). Flats make up 17.8%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL40 2EW area is broadly in line with that, at 66.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 25.9% of households against 17%. 46.7% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.2%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented25.9%17%
- Social rented7.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.9% 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 22.8%. 16% 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 2EW sits in (Barmouth & Dolgellau): about 1,255 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.