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Housing in SA5 7BE

What the homes in SA5 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ravenhill
Council
Swansea
Region
Wales
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (69.2%). Flats make up 7.6%, well below the 12.5% across Wales.

SA5 7BEWales
Detached9.1%28.5%
Semi-detached69.2%32.1%
Terraced14.1%26.6%
Purpose-built flat6.6%9.4%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%1.8%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.3%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.3%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.4% of households in the SA5 7BE area own their home, below the Wales average of 66.1%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the Wales figure of 17%. 30.2% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

SA5 7BE
53%
36%
Wales
  • Owned53.4%66.1%
  • Shared ownership0.2%0.3%
  • Private rented10.4%17%
  • Social rented35.7%16.5%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.2%

By mortgage and landlord type

SA5 7BEWales
Owned outright30.2%38%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%14.5%
Other private rented1.3%2.5%
From the council33.8%8.7%
From a housing association1.8%7.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 31.9% across Wales.

SA5 7BEWales
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.1%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.

SA5 7BEWales
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.1%14.6%
Couple, no children9.5%16.5%
Couple with dependent children17.8%16.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.8%
Lone parent with dependent children11.8%7.6%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.4%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%10.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 SA5 7BE (Ravenhill) (about 1,458 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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