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Postcode · Porthmadog

Housing in LL49 9ET

What the homes in LL49 9ET are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Porthmadog
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,757 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.9%). Flats make up 14%, above the 12.5% across Wales.

LL49 9ETWales
Detached12.5%28.5%
Semi-detached22.1%32.1%
Terraced50.9%26.6%
Purpose-built flat8.8%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62% of households in the LL49 9ET area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 21.3% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 40.6% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

LL49 9ET
62%
21%
16%
Wales
  • Owned62%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
  • Private rented21.3%17%
  • Social rented16.1%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

LL49 9ETWales
Owned outright40.6%38%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%14.5%
Other private rented5.1%2.5%
From the council5.6%8.7%
From a housing association10.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL49 9ETWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.9%). 25.6% of households include dependent children.

LL49 9ETWales
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%14.6%
Couple, no children13.6%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.5%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%5.6%
Rents

Private rents in Gwynedd

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gwynedd (August 2026, +6.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GwyneddWales
All homes£724£846
One bedroom£559£636
Two bedrooms£676£779
Three bedrooms£804£890
Four or more£1,055£1,247
Detached£885£1,083
Semi-detached£770£877
Terraced£703£833
Flat or maisonette£631£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL49 9ET (Porthmadog) (about 1,757 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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