Housing in LL55 2LA
What the homes in LL55 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Caernarfon West & Waunfawr
- Council
- Gwynedd
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
LL55 2LACaernarfon
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52.6%). Flats make up 19.7%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL55 2LA area is below that, at 50.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 24.7% of households against 17%. 27.6% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.1%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.5%0.3%
- Private rented24.7%17%
- Social rented23.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.2%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.4% 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 29%. 19.4% 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 2LA sits in (Caernarfon West & Waunfawr): about 1,584 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.