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Housing in LL55 2UT

What the homes in LL55 2UT 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

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

LL55 2UTWales
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

Across Wales, 66.1% of households own their home; the LL55 2UT area is broadly in line with that, at 72.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.7% of households against 17%. 42.7% own outright and 29.5% with a mortgage.

LL55 2UT
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%

Who owns, who rents from whom

LL55 2UTWales
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 2UTWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.2%. 30.9% of households include dependent children.

LL55 2UTWales
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. 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 2UT sits in (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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