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Housing in LL53 8DA

What the homes in LL53 8DA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Abersoch & Aberdaron
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,844 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (76.6%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

LL53 8DAWales
Detached76.6%28.5%
Semi-detached15.6%32.1%
Terraced5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat0.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL53 8DA area is broadly in line with that, at 68.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.1% of households against 17%. 52.2% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.

LL53 8DA
68%
23%
Wales
  • Owned68.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented23.1%17%
  • Social rented8.5%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

LL53 8DAWales
Owned outright52.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan15.9%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.3%14.5%
Other private rented5.8%2.5%
From the council2.5%8.7%
From a housing association6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL53 8DAWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18%. 21.7% of households include dependent children.

LL53 8DAWales
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%14.6%
Couple, no children18%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.9%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children10%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households5%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood LL53 8DA sits in (Abersoch & Aberdaron): about 2,844 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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