Housing in LL55 2AW
What the homes in LL55 2AW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon East
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,230 (2024)
LL55 2AWCaernarfon
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.4%). Flats make up 18%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
49.3% of households in the LL55 2AW area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, below the Wales figure of 17%. 29.3% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented13.2%17%
- Social rented36.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.4% 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 under 66 (21.7%). 26.7% 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 LL55 2AW (Caernarfon East) (about 2,230 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.