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Housing in SA4 8PY

What the homes in SA4 8PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pontarddulais
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,318 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 6.7%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA4 8PYWales
Detached39.2%28.5%
Semi-detached43.7%32.1%
Terraced10.2%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.7%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.9% of households in the SA4 8PY area own their home, above the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 9.6% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 48.3% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

SA4 8PY
80%
Wales
  • Owned79.9%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0%0.3%
  • Private rented9.6%17%
  • Social rented10.3%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA4 8PYWales
Owned outright48.3%38%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%14.5%
Other private rented1.3%2.5%
From the council9.8%8.7%
From a housing association0.6%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA4 8PYWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (17.3%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

SA4 8PYWales
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%14.6%
Couple, no children15.9%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.3%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%10.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 8PY (Pontarddulais) (about 1,318 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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