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Housing in LL53 5ER

What the homes in LL53 5ER are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,144 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.7%). Flats make up 21.5%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

LL53 5ERWales
Detached19.3%28.5%
Semi-detached14%32.1%
Terraced44.7%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11.3%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building7.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.5%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.7% of households in the LL53 5ER area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 25.1% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 36.1% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.

LL53 5ER
54%
25%
21%
Wales
  • Owned53.7%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
  • Private rented25.1%17%
  • Social rented20.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

LL53 5ERWales
Owned outright36.1%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.4%14.5%
Other private rented3.7%2.5%
From the council7.2%8.7%
From a housing association13.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL53 5ERWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

LL53 5ERWales
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.7%14.6%
Couple, no children12.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children13.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 LL53 5ER (Pwllheli & Morfa Nefyn) (about 2,144 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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