Housing in SA1 4LP
What the homes in SA1 4LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brynmill
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,277 (2024)
SA1 4LPSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.3%). Flats make up 43.1%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
24% of households in the SA1 4LP area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 62.6% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 14.3% own outright and 9.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned24%66.1%
- Shared ownership0%0.3%
- Private rented62.6%17%
- Social rented13.2%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (35.4%). 9.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Swansea
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Swansea (August 2026, +6.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA1 4LP (Brynmill) (about 2,277 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.