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Housing in SA4 6QL

What the homes in SA4 6QL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Loughor
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,700 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53.1%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 12.5% across Wales.

SA4 6QLWales
Detached33.7%28.5%
Semi-detached53.1%32.1%
Terraced11.5%26.6%
Purpose-built flat1.2%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

89.1% of households in the SA4 6QL area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 8.4% of households, less than half the Wales figure of 17%. 47.4% own outright and 41.7% with a mortgage.

SA4 6QL
89%
Wales
  • Owned89.1%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
  • Private rented8.4%17%
  • Social rented2.4%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA4 6QLWales
Owned outright47.4%38%
With a mortgage or loan41.7%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%14.5%
Other private rented1.7%2.5%
From the council0.7%8.7%
From a housing association1.7%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA4 6QLWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.3%). 27.4% of households include dependent children.

SA4 6QLWales
Living alone, under 6613%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.8%14.6%
Couple, no children16%16.5%
Couple with dependent children20.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children7.1%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%10.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 6QL (Loughor) (about 1,700 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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