Housing in LL55 2BL
What the homes in LL55 2BL 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 2BLCaernarfon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (34.4%). Flats make up 18%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL55 2BL area is below that, at 49.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood LL55 2BL sits in (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.