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Housing in SA2 9DR

What the homes in SA2 9DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ty-coch
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,962 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.5%). Flats make up 45.7%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

SA2 9DRWales
Detached12.5%28.5%
Semi-detached23.5%32.1%
Terraced18.3%26.6%
Purpose-built flat43.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47% of households in the SA2 9DR area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, broadly in line with the Wales figure of 17%. 29.8% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.

SA2 9DR
47%
15%
37%
Wales
  • Owned47%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented15.4%17%
  • Social rented36.9%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA2 9DRWales
Owned outright29.8%38%
With a mortgage or loan17.2%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%14.5%
Other private rented1.9%2.5%
From the council13.8%8.7%
From a housing association23.1%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.3% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA2 9DRWales
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (31.1%). 18.8% of households include dependent children.

SA2 9DRWales
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over31.1%14.6%
Couple, no children9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children12%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 9DR (Ty-coch) (about 1,962 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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