Housing in LL49 9YH
What the homes in LL49 9YH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Porthmadog
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,615 (2024)
LL49 9YHPorthmadog
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (45.2%). Flats make up 15.2%, above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
76.4% of households in the LL49 9YH area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 60.3% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.4%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented15.1%17%
- Social rented8.5%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 43.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (28.6%). 10.1% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL49 9YH (Porthmadog) (about 1,615 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.