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Housing in LL55 2LQ

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

Neighbourhood
Caernarfon East
Council
Gwynedd
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,605 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (60.6%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

LL55 2LQWales
Detached23.9%28.5%
Semi-detached60.6%32.1%
Terraced10.6%26.6%
Purpose-built flat4.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.2% of households in the LL55 2LQ area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 5.7% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 42.7% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

LL55 2LQ
72%
21%
Wales
  • Owned72.2%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented5.7%17%
  • Social rented21.3%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

LL55 2LQWales
Owned outright42.7%38%
With a mortgage or loan29.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.2%14.5%
Other private rented1.5%2.5%
From the council7.7%8.7%
From a housing association13.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

LL55 2LQWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.2%). 30.9% of households include dependent children.

LL55 2LQWales
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%14.6%
Couple, no children16.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children21.2%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LL55 2LQ (Caernarfon East) (about 1,605 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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