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Housing in LL55 1PH

What the homes in LL55 1PH 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

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

LL55 1PHWales
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

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL55 1PH area is broadly in line with that, at 73%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 17%. 46.7% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

LL55 1PH
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%

Who owns, who rents from whom

LL55 1PHWales
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 1PHWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.2%. 20% of households include dependent children.

LL55 1PHWales
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. 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 LL55 1PH sits in (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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