Housing in SA4 8LT
What the homes in SA4 8LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pontarddulais
- Council
- Swansea
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,237 (2024)
SA4 8LTSwansea
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.3%). Flats make up 23.7%, well above the 12.5% across Wales.
Owning vs renting
60.3% of households in the SA4 8LT area own their home, broadly in line with the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 27.8% of households, well above the Wales figure of 17%. 25.3% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.3%66.1%
- Shared ownership0.1%0.3%
- Private rented27.8%17%
- Social rented11.8%16.5%
- Lives rent free0%0.2%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.6%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SA4 8LT (Pontarddulais) (about 2,237 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.