Housing in SA1 7AJ
What the homes in SA1 7AJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bon-y-maen
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,376 (2024)
SA1 7AJSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.7%). Flats make up 37.2%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
42.5% of households in the SA1 7AJ area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 31.1% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 17% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.5%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.4%0.3%
- Private rented31.1%17%
- Social rented25.6%16.5%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.8%). 22.4% 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 7AJ (Bon-y-maen) (about 2,376 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.