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Housing in LL55 1HP

What the homes in LL55 1HP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Caernarfon East
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,224 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.8%). Flats make up 19.8%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.

LL55 1HPWales
Detached28.5%28.5%
Semi-detached19.9%32.1%
Terraced31.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73% of households in the LL55 1HP area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20.3% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 46.7% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

LL55 1HP
73%
20%
Wales
  • Owned73%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented20.3%17%
  • Social rented6.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

LL55 1HPWales
Owned outright46.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%14.5%
Other private rented3.4%2.5%
From the council3.2%8.7%
From a housing association3.3%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL55 1HPWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.2%). 20% of households include dependent children.

LL55 1HPWales
Living alone, under 6622.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%14.6%
Couple, no children14.4%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over13%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 LL55 1HP (Caernarfon East) (about 2,224 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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