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Housing in SA3 9DR

What the homes in SA3 9DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bon-y-maen
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
2,084 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.7%). Flats make up 10.6%, below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA3 9DRWales
Detached6.7%28.5%
Semi-detached54.7%32.1%
Terraced28%26.6%
Purpose-built flat10.5%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.1% of households in the SA3 9DR area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 24.9% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

SA3 9DR
57%
30%
Wales
  • Owned57.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented11.8%17%
  • Social rented30.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA3 9DRWales
Owned outright24.9%38%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.4%14.5%
Other private rented2.4%2.5%
From the council20.9%8.7%
From a housing association9.5%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA3 9DRWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.6%). 27.1% of households include dependent children.

SA3 9DRWales
Living alone, under 6620.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.6%14.6%
Couple, no children16.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children16.7%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 SA3 9DR (Bon-y-maen) (about 2,084 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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