Housing in SA16 0BU
What the homes in SA16 0BU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pembrey & Burry Port
- Council
- Carmarthenshire
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,131 (2024)
SA16 0BUBurry Port
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (70.8%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
90.9% of households in the SA16 0BU area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 7.8% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 58.7% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.9%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.3%0.3%
- Private rented7.8%17%
- Social rented0.9%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (19.6%). 20.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Carmarthenshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Carmarthenshire (August 2026, +6.6% 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 SA16 0BU (Pembrey & Burry Port) (about 2,131 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.