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Housing in SA2 0AY

What the homes in SA2 0AY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brynmill
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,727 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (36.2%). Flats make up 48.1%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

SA2 0AYWales
Detached5.7%28.5%
Semi-detached14.2%32.1%
Terraced32%26.6%
Purpose-built flat11.4%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house36.2%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

25.9% of households in the SA2 0AY area own their home, less than half the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 59.7% of households, more than double the Wales figure of 17%. 15.3% own outright and 10.6% with a mortgage.

SA2 0AY
26%
60%
14%
Wales
  • Owned25.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.6%0.3%
  • Private rented59.7%17%
  • Social rented13.8%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA2 0AYWales
Owned outright15.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan10.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent58.9%14.5%
Other private rented0.8%2.5%
From the council1.1%8.7%
From a housing association12.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA2 0AYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (39.5%). 8.5% of households include dependent children.

SA2 0AYWales
Living alone, under 6630.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%14.6%
Couple, no children8.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children6%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%10.2%
Sharers and other households39.5%5.6%
Rents

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.

SwanseaWales
All homes£852£846
One bedroom£688£636
Two bedrooms£797£779
Three bedrooms£897£890
Four or more£1,275£1,247
Detached£1,090£1,083
Semi-detached£878£877
Terraced£824£833
Flat or maisonette£750£706
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA2 0AY (Brynmill) (about 1,727 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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