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Housing in SA4 4BR

What the homes in SA4 4BR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gorseinon
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,452 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (36.8%). Flats make up 27.9%, more than double the 12.5% across Wales.

SA4 4BRWales
Detached15%28.5%
Semi-detached19.9%32.1%
Terraced36.8%26.6%
Purpose-built flat20.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.3%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.4%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.8% of households in the SA4 4BR area own their home, well below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 20.8% of households, above the Wales figure of 17%. 20.3% own outright and 23.5% with a mortgage.

SA4 4BR
44%
21%
35%
Wales
  • Owned43.8%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented20.8%17%
  • Social rented35.2%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA4 4BRWales
Owned outright20.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan23.5%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.1%14.5%
Other private rented1.7%2.5%
From the council5.1%8.7%
From a housing association30.2%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 41.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA4 4BRWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

SA4 4BRWales
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.9%14.6%
Couple, no children13.1%16.5%
Couple with dependent children14%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children13.2%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 SA4 4BR (Gorseinon) (about 1,452 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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