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Housing in LL55 2BD

What the homes in LL55 2BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Caernarfon East
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,656 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (42.4%). Flats make up 10.9%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

LL55 2BDWales
Detached11.8%28.5%
Semi-detached34.9%32.1%
Terraced42.4%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.1%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL55 2BD area is well below that, at 41.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 17%. 19.2% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

LL55 2BD
42%
50%
Wales
  • Owned41.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented7.6%17%
  • Social rented49.6%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.2%

Who owns, who rents from whom

LL55 2BDWales
Owned outright19.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.4%14.5%
Other private rented2.1%2.5%
From the council33.2%8.7%
From a housing association16.4%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.5% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL55 2BDWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.9%. 34.9% of households include dependent children.

LL55 2BDWales
Living alone, under 6619.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.6%14.6%
Couple, no children13.8%16.5%
Couple with dependent children18%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children16.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 2BD sits in (Caernarfon East): about 2,656 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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