Housing in LL49 9RT
What the homes in LL49 9RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,208 (2024)
LL49 9RTPorthmadog
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.2%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL49 9RT area is broadly in line with that, at 73.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.6% of households against 17%. 53.3% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented14.6%17%
- Social rented11.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 30% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 17.7%. 19.9% 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 LL49 9RT sits in (Porthmadog): about 1,208 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.