Housing in LL49 9ST
What the homes in LL49 9ST are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,185 (2024)
LL49 9STPorthmadog
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.1%). Flats make up 15.5%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL49 9ST area is broadly in line with that, at 65.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 17%. 46.7% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
- Private rented11.4%17%
- Social rented22.9%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. 41.3% 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 21%. 18% 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 9ST sits in (Porthmadog): about 1,185 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.