Housing in LL40 2LU
What the homes in LL40 2LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Barmouth & Dolgellau
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
LL40 2LUDolgellau
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (67.4%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL40 2LU area is above that, at 80.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11% of households against 17%. 62.9% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
- Private rented11%17%
- Social rented7.8%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 2.2 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 16.5% 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 2LU sits in (Barmouth & Dolgellau): about 1,410 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.